Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of diseases and disorders in children and adolescents.

Beginning with a chapter on the newborn, the next sections provide step by step discussion on growth and development, nutrition, and immunisation, followed by a chapter on infectious diseases.

Presented in algorithm-format for ease of understanding, each of the subsequent sections details the management of disorders in a different system of the body, covering both common and more complex cases seen in day to day practice.

The text concludes with chapters on paediatric surgery and World Health Organisation (WHO) standard algorithms.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of paediatric diseases and disorders
Covers common and more complex cases in all systems of the body
Includes section on paediatric surgery
Provides discussion on World Health Organisation standard algorithms

Contents:

Chapter 1: Newborn
Chapter 2: Growth and Development
Chapter 3: Nutrition
Chapter 4: Immunization
Chapter 5: Infectious Diseases
Chapter 6: Neurology
Chapter 7: Cardiology
Chapter 8: Pulmonology
Chapter 9: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Chapter 10: Nephrology
Chapter 11: Urology
Chapter 12: Hematology
Chapter 13: Pediatric Oncology
Chapter 14: Allergy
Chapter 15: Rheumatology
Chapter 16: Endocrinology
Chapter 17: Poisoning
Chapter 18: Intensive Care
Chapter 19: Dermatology
Chapter 20: Ophthalmology
Chapter 21: Otorhinolaryngology
Chapter 22: Pediatric Surgery
Chapter 23: World Health Organization Standard Algorithm