Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to Child Health

Chapter 2: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

Chapter 3: Preventive Pediatrics

Chapter 4: Immunization

Chapter 5: Nutrition in Children

Chapter 6: Newborn Infant

Chapter 7: Growth, Development and the Healthy Child

Chapter 8: Sick Child

Chapter 9: Common Health Problems during Childhood

Chapter 10: Behavioral Disorders in Children

Chapter 11: Congenital Anomalies

Chapter 12: Nutritional Deficiency Disorders

Chapter 13: Fluids, Electrolytes and Acid-base Disturbances

Chapter 14: Common Communicable Diseases in Children

Chapter 15: Respiratory Diseases

Chapter 16: Diseases of Gastrointestinal System and Liver

Chapter 17: Heart Diseases in Children

Chapter 18: Childhood Blood Dyscrasias

Chapter 19: Disorders of Kidney and Urinary Tract

Chapter 20: Burns and Skin Diseases

Chapter 21: Diseases of Central Nervous System

Chapter 22: Endocrine Disorders in Children

Chapter 23: Eye, ENT and Orodental Problems in Children

Chapter 24: Musculoskeletal Disorders in Children

Chapter 25: Handicapped Children and Child Welfare

Appendices

Glossary

Suggested Reading

Index