Paediatrics at a Glance Book

	Preface	6
	List of Abbreviations	7
Pt. 1	Evaluation of the child
1	The paediatric consultation	10
2	Systems examination	12
3	Understanding investigations I	18
4	Understanding investigations II	20
Pt. 2	The developing child
5	Growth and puberty	22
6	Development and developmental assessment	25
7	Infant nutrition	28
8	Common problems for parents	30
9	Adolescent issues	32
Pt. 3	The child in the community
10	The child health service	34
11	Child care and school	36
12	Immunization and the diseases they protect against	38
13	Screening and surveillance tests	39
Pt. 4	The acutely ill child
14	The acutely ill child	40
15	The unconscious child	44
16	The fitting child	46
17	The febrile child	48
18	Acute diarrhoea and dehydration	50
19	Vomiting	52
20	The chesty child	54
21	Stridor	56
22	Acute abdominal pain	58
23	Accidents and burns	60
24	Poisoning	61
Pt. 5	Common symptoms
25	Chronic diarrhoea	62
26	Recurrent abdominal pain	64
27	Constipation	66
28	Urinary symptoms	68
29	Headache	72
30	Fits, faints and funny turns	74
31	Leg pain and limp	76
32	Swollen joints	77
33	Swellings in the neck	78
34	Swellings in the groin and scrotum	79
35	Pyrexia of unknown origin and serious recurrent infections	80
36	Rashes - types of skin lesions	82
37	Rashes - acute rashes	83
38	Rashes - chronic skin problems	86
39	Rashes - discrete skin lesions	88
40	Rashes - nappy rashes and itchy lesions	89
Pt. 6	Problems presenting through child health surveillance
41	Short stature and poor growth	90
42	Failure to thrive (weight faltering)	92
43	Heart murmurs	94
44	Anaemia and pallor	96
45	Neglect and abuse	98
46	The child with developmental delay	100
Pt. 7	The newborn Infant
47	The newborn baby	102
48	Congenital abnormalities	104
49	Prematurity	106
50	Neonatal jaundice	108
51	Congenital heart disease	110
Pt. 8	Chronic illness in childhood
52	Asthma	112
53	Diabetes	114
54	Cystic fibrosis	116
55	Juvenile chronic arthritis	117
56	Childhood cancer	118
Pt. 9	The child with a disability
57	The child with a disability	120
58	The child with visual and hearing impairment	121
59	The child with cerebral palsy	122
60	Epilepsy	124
61	Learning disability	126
	Index	129