| Description |
xi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. Apnoea -- 2. The crying baby -- 3. The ill-looking newborn -- 4. Neonatal convulsions -- 5. Neonatal jaundice -- 6. The small for gestational age baby -- 7. Failure to thrive -- 8. Ambiguous genitalia -- 9. Precocious puberty -- 10. Short and tall stature -- 11. Feeding problems in infancy -- 12. Developmental delay -- 13. The floppy baby -- 14. Headache in children -- 15. Fits and faints -- 16. Hearing problems -- 17. Noisy breathing -- 18. Cough -- 19. Cyanosis -- 20. Heart murmurs -- 21. Painful joints -- 22. Abdominal pain in children -- 23. Constipation -- 24. Diarrhoea -- 25. Vomiting -- 26. Lumps -- 27. Bruising and bleeding -- 28. Anaemia -- 29. Haematuria -- 30. Urinary tract infection -- 31. Wetting -- 32. Recurrent infections -- 33. Persistent or recurrent fever -- 34. Acute fever -- 35. Rash and fever -- 36. The ill-looking child -- 37. Unexpected/unexplained death and apparent life-threatening events -- 38. Accidental and non-accidental injuries |
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39. Sleep disorders -- 40. Behavioural problems |
| Summary |
"The new edition of this book covers the major clinical presentations of important symptoms in paediatrics. The symptom-based approach is highly appropriate to new undergraduate medical school curricula and exams, postgraduate exams and as a basis for tutorials in hospital teaching sessions." "Features include: a step-by-step approach to the underlying physiology of symptoms, differential diagnosis and investigations; and true clinical scenarios with relevant questions and answers giving detailed analyses of the process of diagnosis."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Children -- Diseases -- Diagnosis.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Child.
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Infant.
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| Author |
Field, David J. (David John)
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Stroobant, John.
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Isaacs, David, 1950-
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| LC no. |
2004050343 |
| ISBN |
0443071004 |
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0443071004 : |
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