Full Description
This text provides a useful aid as a revision book on paediatrics and as a guide for students preparing for the OSCE (objective structured clinical examination) part of examinations. Taking its approach from the community and primary care angle, the book provides information for the new curriculum requirements. It is laid out in 3 sections: Part 1 - The Paediatric Patient, covering background paediatric information. Part 2 - An Approach to Diagnosis, covering important and common problems and symptoms as they present to the doctor. Part 3 - Key Paediatric Conditions, covering approximately 50 key paediatric conditions that medical students are required to know under the new curriculum.
Contents
New Chapter Title Section I Evaluation of the child 1 The Paediatric consultation 2 Examination of each system 3 Investigations 1 4 Investigations Section II The Developing Child 5 Growth and puberty 6 Development and developmental assessment 7 Infant Nutrition 8 Common Problems for Parents 9 Adolescent issues Section III The child in the community 10 The child health service 11 Child Care and School 12 Immunisation 13 Screening and Surveillance Section IV The acutely ill child 14 The acutely ill child 15 The unconscious child 16 The Fitting Child 17 The febrile child 18 Acute diarrhoea and dehydration 19 Vomiting 20 The Chesty Child 21 Stridor 22 Acute abdominal pain 23 Accidents and burns 24 Poisoning Section V - Common symptoms 25 Chronic diarrhoea 26 Recurrent abdominal pain 27 Constipation 28 Swellings in the neck 29 Swellings in the Groin and scrotum/impalpable testis 30 Urinary symptoms -Bedtime and daytime wetting -Dysuria and UTI -Haematuria and proteinuria 31 Headache 32 Fits, faints and funny turns 33 Leg pain and limp 34 Swollen joints 35 Pyrexia of unknown origin/serious recurrent infections 36 Rashes: Types of skin lesions 37 Acute rashes -maculopapular/vesicular -purpuric 38 Rashes: Chronic Skin Problems 39 Discrete skin lesions 40 Rashes: Nappy Rashes Section VI Problems presenting through child health surveillance 41 Short stature 42 Failure to thrive/growth faltering 43 Heart murmurs 44 Anaemia and pallor 45 Neglect and abuse 46 The Child with Development Delay Section VII - The newborn infant 47 The newborn baby 48 Congenital abnormalities 49 Prematurity 50 Neonatal jaundice 51 Congenital heart disease Section VII Chronic illness and disability 52 Asthma 53 Diabetes 54 Cystic fibrosis 55 Juvenile chronic arthritis 56 Childhood cancer 57 The child with a disability 58 The Child with Visual and hearing impairment 59 The Child with Cerebral palsy 60 Epilepsy 61 Learning disability.
