Description
Book SynopsisThe book is presented with 27 chapters covering newborn to adolescent care, including several subspecialty disciplines. It covers basic and essential investigations which have come out of the experts’ own rich experience over decades will be of great use to the practising pediatricians in managing common and uncommon selected cases with the right diagnosis and the right treatment in their day-to-day practice.
Table of Contents1. Newborn
1.1 Neonatal Sepsis
1.2 Neonatal Jaundice
1.3 Congenital Hypothyroidism (CH)
1.4 Bleeding Newborn
2. Growth and Development
2.1 Global Developmental Delay
2.2 Visual Impairment
2.3 Neuroregression
2.4 Floppy Infant
3. Nutrition
3.1 Lactation Failure
3.2 Eating Disorders in Children
3.3 Nutritional Megaloblastic Anemia
3.4 Nutritional Rickets
4. Immunization
4.1 Toxic Shock Syndrome
4.2 Injection Site Abscess
4.3 Cold Chain Failure
4.4 Missed Opportunity for Vaccination
5. Infectious Diseases
5.1 Dengue Illness
5.2 Enteric Fever
5.3 Malaria
5.4 Leptospirosis
6. Neurology
6.1 Meningitis
6.2 Muscular Disorders
6.3 Guillain-Barré Syndrome
6.4 Spinal Muscular Atrophy
6.5 Hereditary Motor-Sensory Neuropathies
6.6 Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
6.7 Myasthenia Gravis
6.8 Neurocutaneous Syndromes
7. Cardiology
7.1 Childhood Hypertension
7.2 Acute Rheumatic Fever
7.3 Chest Pain in Children
7.4 Syncope in Children
7.5 Palpitation in Children
8. Pulmonology
8.1 Tuberculosis
8.2 Under 5 Wheeze
8.3 Bronchiectasis
9. Gastroenterology and Hepatology
9.1 Inflammatory Bowel Disease
9.2 Chronic Pancreatitis
9.3 Wilson Disease
9.4 Portal Hypertension
10. Nephrology
10.1 Approach to Proteinuria
10.2 Approach to Hematuria
10.3 Approach to Renal Tubular Acidosis
10.4 Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
10.5 Acute Interstitial Nephritis
10.6 Bartter’s Syndrome
11. Urology
11.1 Ambiguous Genitalia
11.2 Vesicoureteric Reflux
11.3 Hydronephrosis
11.4 Bladder Bowel Dysfunction
12. Hematology
12.1 Iron Deficiency Anemia
12.2 Thalassemia
12.3 Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn
12.4 Hemophilia
13. Oncology
13.1 Leukemia
13.
2. Kidney Tumors
13.
3. Brain Tumors
13.
4. Bone Tumors
14. Allergy
14.
1. Allergic Rhinitis
14.
2. Asthma
14.
3. Anaphylaxis
14.4 Urticaria
14.5 Food Allergy
14.6 Drug Allergy
15. Rheumatology
15.1 Oligoarthritis
15.2 Polyarthritis
15.3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
15.4 Kawasaki Disease
16. Endocrinology
16.1 Short Stature
16.2 Hypocalcemia
16.3 Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
16.4 Thyroid Disorders
17. Genetics
17.1 Achondroplasia
17.2 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
17.3 Down Syndrome
17.4 Thalassemia
18. Poisoning
18.
1. Iron Poisoning
18.2 Paracetamol Poisoning
18.3 Organophosphate Compound Poisoning
18.4 Rodenticide Poisoning
19. Intensive Care
19.1 Septic Shock in a Child
19.2 Pediatric Acute Respiratory Failure
19.3 Myocarditis in Pediatric Population
19.4 Acute Liver Failure
19.5 Febrile Encephalopathy
19.6 Suspected Inborn Errors of Metabolism with Metabolic Acidosis
20. Adolescent Medicine
20.1 Addiction to a Psychoactive Substance
20.2 Nonsubstance Addictions
20.3 Specific Learning Disorders
20.4 Conduct Disorders
20.5 Body Dysmorphic Disorders
21. Dermatology
21.1 Atopic Eczema
21.2 Impetigo
21.3 Molluscum Contagiosum
21.4 Pediculosis Capitis
21.5 Pityriasis Versicolor
21.6 Scabies
21.7 Tinea Capitis
22. Ophthalmology
22.1 Optic Disc Edema, Optic Disc Pallor/Atrophy
22.2 Leucocoria
22.3 Proptosis
22.4 Retinal Dystrophy
23. Investigations and Interpretations in Pediatric and Adolescent Practice:
Otorhinolaryngology
23.1 Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
23.2 Serous Otitis Media
23.3 Foreign Body in Ear, Nose, and Throat
23.4 Adenotonsillitis
24. Pediatric Surgery
24.1 Anorectal Malformation
24.2 Hemangiomas
24.3 Neonatal Intestinal Obstruction
24.4 Intussusception
25. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
25.1 Autism Spectrum Disorders
25.2 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
25.3 Intellectual Disability
25.4 Selective Mutism
25.5 Pica
25.6 Speech Disorders
25.7 Enuresis
25.8 Encopresis
26. Learning Disability
26.1 Auditory Perception
26.2 Visual Perception
26.3 Dyslexia
26.4 Dysgraphia
26.5 Dyscalculia
26.6 Language Processing Disorder
26.7 Nonverbal Learning Disabilities
26.8 Dyspraxia
27. World Health Organization Standard Investigation
27.1 Enteric Fever
27.2 Rickettsial Fever
27.3 Urinary Tract Infection
27.4 Pneumonia
Index
