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1 online resource |
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Oxford medical handbooks |
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Oxford handbooks |
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Oxford medical publications.
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Oxford handbooks.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; 1 Practising paediatrics; Reading and learning paediatrics; Professional conduct and attitudes; Professional skills; Knowledge; 2 Epidemiology, evidence, and practice; Introduction; Descriptions in populations; Summary of study designs; Levels of evidence; Basics of statistics; Training and special knowledge skills; Useful websites and resources; References; 3 Clinical assessment; Communication skills; Taking a paediatric history: introduction; The presenting complaint; History of present illness; Past health history; Symptom review; Family history |
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Examining a child: introductionGeneral condition; Vital signs; Respiratory system; Cardiovascular system; Gastrointestinal system; Genitourinary system; Musculoskeletal system; 4 Resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary arrest; Rapid cardiopulmonary assessment; Paediatric basic life support; Choking children; Paediatric advanced life support; Rhythm disturbances; Treating supraventricular tachycardia; Following unsuccessful resuscitation; 5 Emergency and high dependency care; The ABC of high dependency; Respiratory distress; Respiratory distress: management; Foreign-body inhalation; Drowning |
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Circulation: cardiovascular difficultyCardiovascular system difficulty: assessment; Cardiovascular system difficulty: therapy-1; Cardiovascular system difficulty: therapy-2; Cyanosis: assessment; Cyanosis: management; Anaphylaxis; Hypovolaemic shock; Burns; Burns: treatment; Sepsis; Altered level of consciousness; Altered level of consciousness: clinical assessment; Altered level of consciousness: Glasgow coma scale; Altered level of consciousness: management; Status epilepticus; Poisoning; Poisoning: management; Poisoning: antidotes and substrates; Fluid and electrolytes |
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Fluid and electrolytes: dehydrationFluid and electrolytes: abnormalities; Renal insufficiency; Glucose: hypoglycaemia; Diabetic ketoacidosis; Diabetic ketoacidosis: treatment; Inborn error of metabolism; Other acid-base problems; Further reading; 6 Neonatology; Newborn life support; Perinatal definitions; Small for gestational age; Large for gestational age; Prematurity; Birth at the limit of viability; Outcome following prematurity; Basic obstetrics; Obstetric problems; Maternal disorders causing neonatal disease; Birth trauma; Non-specifically ill neonate; Neonatal jaundice; Hypoglycaemia |
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Neonatal seizuresThe floppy infant; Hydrops foetalis; Routine care of the newborn; Milk feeding; Routine neonatal examination; Normal variations and minor abnormalities; Newborn fluid and electrolyte balance; Respiratory distress syndrome; Acute respiratory diseases; Neonatal X-rays; Neonatal respiratory support; Conventional positive pressure ventilation; High frequency oscillatory ventilation; Bronchopulmonary dysplasia; Circulatory adaptation at birth; Patent ductus arteriosus; CNS malformations; Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy; Cerebral haemorrhage and ischaemia |
| Summary |
Now fully revised and updated with the latest guidelines, this new edition of the Oxford Handbook of Paediatrics is a compact guide to all aspects of acute and chronic paediatrics. The handbook's team of specialist contributors and editors have successfully condensed many years of clinical experience into a pocket-sized compendium of clinical problems and treatment options. Taking a child-centred approach to the subject, the authors have provided comprehensive coverage of areas suchas neonatology, surgery, genetics and congenital malformations, and child protection in a user-friendly and succi |
| Notes |
Previous edition: 2008 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Pediatrics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Pediatrics.
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Pediatrics
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
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MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
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Pediatrics.
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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manuals (instructional materials)
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tasker, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1958-
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McClure, Robert J.
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Acerini, Carlo L.
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| ISBN |
9780191503054 |
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0191503053 |
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1299753191 |
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9781299753198 |
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