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Book SynopsisThe
ABC of One to Seven is a practical guide to the management of common physical and emotional problems of early childhood. New chapters include the prevention and management of obesity, behavioural and emotional problems, ADHD, autism, the child with fever, and changes in access to medical and social services.
Including the latest NICE guidelines and advice on when to refer and how to manage the problem afterwards, each chapter provides relevant websites and resources for health workers.
The ABC of One to Seven and the companion book, ABC of the First Year, have become standard guides for general practitioners, trainee doctors, medical students, midwives, nurses and health visitors. They are indispensible reference books for family doctor surgeries, emergency and outpatient departments, wards and libraries.
Table of ContentsContributors vii
Preface viii
1 Talking to Children 1
Bernard Valman
2 The Terrible Twos 3
Claire Sturge
3 Sleep Problems 6
Bernard Valman
4 Respiratory Tract Infection 10
Bernard Valman
5 Tonsillitis and Otitis Media 14
Bernard Valman
6 Stridor 18
Bernard Valman
7 Asthma 21
Bernard Valman
8 Acute Abdominal Pain 28
Bernard Valman
9 Recurrent Abdominal Pain 32
Bernard Valman
10 Vomiting and Acute Diarrhoea 35
Bernard Valman
11 Chronic Diarrhoea 39
Bernard Valman
12 Urinary Tract Infection 43
Bernard Valman
13 Nocturnal Enuresis 48
Bernard Valman
14 Systolic Murmurs 51
Bernard Valman
15 Growth Failure 53
Bernard Valman
16 Prevention and Management of Obesity 57
Bernard Valman
17 Common Rashes 60
Bernard Valman
18 Infectious Diseases 64
Bernard Valman
19 Paediatric Dermatology 69
Saleem Goolamali
20 Febrile Convulsions 77
Bernard Valman
21 Epilepsy 80
Bernard Valman
22 Recurrent Headache 83
Bernard Valman
23 Poisoning 86
Bernard Valman
24 Accidents 90
Bernard Valman
25 Severely Ill Children 94
Bernard Valman
26 Basic Life Support in the Community 100
Bernard Valman
27 The Child with Fever 102
Bernard Valman
28 Behaviour Problems 105
Bernard Valman
29 Children with Special Needs 108
Daphne Keen
30 School Failure 112
Ruth Levere
31 Minor Orthopaedic Problems 115
John Fixsen
32 Limp 119
John Fixsen
33 Services for Children: Primary Care 122
Ed Peile
34 Services for Children: The Community 128
Arlene Boroda
35 Services for Children: Outpatient Clinics and Day-Care 131
Bernard Valman
36 Services for Children: Emergency Department Ambulatory and Inpatients 134
Bernard Valman
37 Audit in Primary Care Paediatrics 138
Ed Peile
38 Child Abuse 141
Arlene Boroda
39 Services for Children: Children’s Social Care 144
Ron Lock
40 Useful Information 147
Bernard Valman
Acknowledgements 153
Index 154
