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Paediatrics at a Glance
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated,
2016.
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| Colección: | New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- How to use your textbook
- Features contained within your textbook
- About the companion website
- Part 1: Evaluation of the child
- Chapter 1: Paediatrics and child health
- The changing face of paediatrics and child health
- The determinants of health
- Types of paediatric problems
- Chapter 2: The paediatric consultation
- Communication skills in paediatrics
- Approaching the consultation
- History taking
- Beginning the examination-observation
- Chapter 3: Systems examination
- Chapter 4: Development and developmental assessment
- Milestones
- Developmental warning signs
- Chapter 5: Growth and puberty
- Chapter 6: Understanding investigations
- Chest radiography
- Magnetic resonance imaging scans
- Computed tomography scans
- Ultrasound
- Blood culture
- Serological evidence of infection
- Direct detection methods
- Lumbar puncture and CSF analysis
- Urinalysis
- Immunology
- Part 2: Moving through childhood
- Chapter 7: Screening
- Screening
- Screening in pregnancy
- Screening for Down's syndrome
- Newborn blood spot screening
- Newborn hearing screening
- Newborn infant physical examination (NIPE)
- Screening in later childhood
- Chapter 8: Genetics and inherited disorders
- Unusual patterns of inheritance
- Chromosomal disorders
- Testing for genetic disorders
- Chapter 9: The newborn baby
- The normal newborn
- Asphyxia and resuscitation
- Intrauterine growth retardation
- Vitamin K
- Chapter 10: Congenital abnormalities
- Patterns of congenital abnormality
- Cleft lip and palate
- Neural tube defects (spina bifida)
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Chapter 11: Common neonatal problems
- Respiratory disorders presenting from birth
- Early onset neonatal sepsis
- Group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis
- Late onset sepsis
- Weight loss and feeding problems
- Jaundice
- Chapter 12: The premature baby
- Respiratory distress syndrome
- Necrotizing enterocolitis
- Retinopathy of prematurity
- Brain injury
- Chapter 13: Nutrition in childhood
- Infant nutrition
- Technique of breast-feeding
- Weaning
- Nutrition in the preschool years
- Nutrition in the school-age child
- Chapter 14: Common behaviour concerns
- Common emotional and behavioural problems
- Crying babies and colic
- Feeding problems
- Sleeping problems
- Temper tantrums
- Unwanted or aggressive behaviour
- Chapter 15: Child care and school
- Common problems at school age
- Severe educational difficulties
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Chapter 16: Child health promotion
- Parenting support
- Parental mental health
- Baby care
- Child development and behavioural problems
- Nutrition
- Dental health
- Passive smoking
- Injury prevention
- Identifying risks and safeguarding children
- Health promotion in school