Problems in Paediatrics

Problems in Paediatrics by J. Hood.

This book has been written with general practitioners primarily in view, describing common paediatric conditions that present in the outpatient clinics and those that require admission to hospital. The book is neither a textbook of paediatrics nor a handbook but is aimed to provide guidelines for th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hood, J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1982.
Edition:1st ed. 1982.
Series:Physics of Atoms and Molecules
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
General practice (Medicine).
Pediatrics.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Infant feeding
  • Breast feeding
  • Bottle feeding
  • Vitamins
  • Regurgitation
  • Vomiting
  • Colic
  • The hungry baby
  • The baby who does not feed
  • 2 Respiratory diseases
  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Chest infections
  • 3 Gastrointestinal problems
  • Gastroenteritis and related problems
  • Malabsorption
  • Chronic inflammatory bowel disease
  • Congenital abnormalities
  • Large bowel obstruction
  • Appendicitis
  • Differential diagnosis
  • 4 Urinary tract
  • Urinary tract infection
  • Congenital abnormalities
  • Glomerular disease
  • Renal tubular disorders
  • 5 Fits in childhood
  • Neonatal fits
  • Febrile fits
  • Epilepsy
  • Infantile spasms
  • Differential diagnosis of peculiar turns
  • 6 Heart disease in children
  • Innocent murmurs
  • Basic cardiac parameters
  • Congestive cardiac failure
  • Ventricular septal defect
  • Patent ductus arteriosus
  • Atrial septal defect
  • Co-arctation of the aorta
  • Transposition of the great vessels
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Pulmonary stenosis
  • Aortic stenosis
  • Truncus arteriosus
  • Tricuspid atresia
  • Precautions against infection
  • 7 Metabolic disorders
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
  • Growth problems
  • 8 Common symptoms and problems of doubtful origin
  • Abdominal pain
  • Headaches
  • Nocturnal enuresis
  • Faecal soiling and encopresis
  • 9 The problem child
  • The crying baby
  • Breath-holding attacks
  • Temper tantrums
  • The overactive child
  • The child who does not sleep
  • The child who does not eat
  • School problems
  • 10 Developmental assessment and the handicapped child
  • Neonatal developmental assessment
  • Newborn reflexes and reactions
  • Special senses
  • General objectives in the assessment of the handicapped
  • Useful information
  • 11 Surgical conditions
  • Common surgical conditions
  • Abnormalities of the female external genitalia
  • The umbilicus
  • Hare lip, cleft palate and tongue tie
  • Swellings in the neck
  • Ear, nose and throat surgery
  • The eyes
  • Neurosurgical conditions
  • Orthopaedic problems
  • 12 Emergencies in paediatrics
  • Respiratory emergencies
  • Cardiac emergencies
  • Fits and coma
  • Metabolic emergencies
  • Gastro-intestinal emergencies
  • Genito-urinary emergencies
  • Miscellaneous emergencies.

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