Main description:

This second edition has been fully updated to present a comprehensive guide to the field of paediatrics. The renowned author and editor team from the UK, Asia and the USA, provide practical advice on the diagnosis, investigation techniques and treatment of a wide range of childhood disorders, both surgical and non surgical, including haematological, endocrine, urinary and ophthalmological. Four new chapters discuss paediatric rehabilitation, prescribing for children, child abuse and neglect, and practical paediatric procedures.

Contents:

1. Paediatric History and Examination.

2. Growth and Development

3. Neonatal Paediatrics

4. Paediatric Genetics

5. Nutrition

6. Respiratory Disorders

7. Gastroenterology and Hepatology

8. Paediatric Cardiology

9. Care of the Paediatric Surgical Patient

10. Neonatal Surgery

11. General Paediatric Surgery

12. Paediatric Urology

13. Paediatric Oncology

14. Dermatology

15. Haematological Disorders

16. Paediatric Rheumatology

17. The Urinary System

18. Diseases of Nervous System

19. Accidental Poisoning in Childhood

21. Endocrine Disorders

22. Paediatric Orthopaedics

23. Paediatric Dentistry

24. Immunity and Allergy

25. Immunisation Against Infectious Diseases

26. Infectious Diseases

27. Paediatric Ophthalmology.

28. Haematological Investigations in Children

29. Biochemical and Microbiological Investigations in Paediatrics

30. Paediatric Emergencies

31. Disorders of Emotion and Behaviour

32. Paediatric Radiology

33. Paediatric Maxillofacial Surgery

34. A Prescription for Play

35. Paediatric Rehabilitation

36. Prescribing for Children

37. Child Abuse and Neglect-How do We Protect these Children?

38. Practical Paediatric Procedures

Index