Written by clinicians with years of experience in paediatrics, this unique textbook is designed to promote quality and safe care of children, and reduce common clinical errors and delayed diagnoses through shared first-hand experiences. This book is for anyone who needs to make a clinical decision about infants and children- be they from a medical, nursing or health professional background. The text is particularly useful for trainees but is also relevant to experienced practitioners.
The aim of the book is to prevent errors and ensure safe care. The authors offer practical advice on potential pitfalls and red flags from neonatal care to mental health issues in adolescence . This book takes the reader through recent advances in diagnosis, common presentations and how to identify the sick child, all with case studies and illustrations to bring the text to life.
The strengths of the book are:
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iii 6. Foreword - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. Contributors - p. x 9. Contents - p. v 10. 1 Towards Safer Care for Children - p. 1 11. 2 Responding to Errors - p. 11 12. 3 Recognising the Sick Child - p. 21 13. 4 Managing the Febrile Infant or Child - p. 32 14. 5 The Newborn and Six-week Examinations - p. 49 15. 6 Important Rashes to Recognise in Infants and Children - p. 68 16. 7 Diagnosing Cancer in Childhood - p. 85 17. 8 The Child With a Limp - p. 96 18. 9 Child Protection and Safeguarding Concerns - p. 104 19. 10 Important Cardiac Diagnoses in Children - p. 115 20. 11 Fits, Faints and Funny Turns - p. 129 21. 12 Presentations of Endocrine Disease - p. 138 22. 13 The Child With Abdominal Pain - p. 147 23. 14 Pneumonia in Children - p. 157 24. 15 Mental Health Issues in Adolescence - p. 166 25. 16 Neonatal Intensive Care – A Challenging Arena - p. 178 26. 17 Ordering and Interpreting Tests in Children - p. 193 27. 18 Commonly Ordered Radiological Tests and Their Interpretation - p. 210 28. 19 Twelve Memorable Diagnoses - p. 221 29. 20 Surviving and Thriving Throughout a Career in Healthcare - p. 235 30. Index - p. 243
Written by clinicians with years of experience in paediatrics, this unique textbook is designed to promote quality and safe care of children, and reduce common clinical errors and delayed diagnoses through shared first-hand experiences. This book is for anyone who needs to make a clinical decision about infants and children- be they from a medical, nursing or health professional background. The text is particularly useful for trainees but is also relevant to experienced practitioners.
The aim of the book is to prevent errors and ensure safe care. The authors offer practical advice on potential pitfalls and red flags from neonatal care to mental health issues in adolescence . This book takes the reader through recent advances in diagnosis, common presentations and how to identify the sick child, all with case studies and illustrations to bring the text to life.
The strengths of the book are:
1. Instructions for online access - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iii 6. Foreword - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. Contributors - p. x 9. Contents - p. v 10. 1 Towards Safer Care for Children - p. 1 11. 2 Responding to Errors - p. 11 12. 3 Recognising the Sick Child - p. 21 13. 4 Managing the Febrile Infant or Child - p. 32 14. 5 The Newborn and Six-week Examinations - p. 49 15. 6 Important Rashes to Recognise in Infants and Children - p. 68 16. 7 Diagnosing Cancer in Childhood - p. 85 17. 8 The Child With a Limp - p. 96 18. 9 Child Protection and Safeguarding Concerns - p. 104 19. 10 Important Cardiac Diagnoses in Children - p. 115 20. 11 Fits, Faints and Funny Turns - p. 129 21. 12 Presentations of Endocrine Disease - p. 138 22. 13 The Child With Abdominal Pain - p. 147 23. 14 Pneumonia in Children - p. 157 24. 15 Mental Health Issues in Adolescence - p. 166 25. 16 Neonatal Intensive Care – A Challenging Arena - p. 178 26. 17 Ordering and Interpreting Tests in Children - p. 193 27. 18 Commonly Ordered Radiological Tests and Their Interpretation - p. 210 28. 19 Twelve Memorable Diagnoses - p. 221 29. 20 Surviving and Thriving Throughout a Career in Healthcare - p. 235 30. Index - p. 243
