ABSTRACT

A complete revision of this successful pocketbook, the fourteenth edition of A Paediatric Vade-Mecum provides the junior doctor and trainee grade paediatrician with invaluable information on the diagnosis and management of illness in children, and with practical evidence-based advice for the safe and effective management of the sick child.

part Section 1|271 pages

Acute Paediatrics

chapter 1|22 pages

Resuscitation

chapter 2|4 pages

Cardiology

chapter 3|13 pages

Child Abuse and Protection Awareness

chapter 4|16 pages

Endocrinology

chapter 5|8 pages

Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy

chapter 6|15 pages

Gastrointestinal and Liver Problems

chapter 7|13 pages

General Paediatrics

chapter 8|5 pages

Haematology

chapter 9|33 pages

Infections

chapter 10|8 pages

Inherited Metabolic Disorders

chapter 11|27 pages

Neonatology

chapter 12|11 pages

Neurology and Neurosurgery

chapter 13|8 pages

Oncology

chapter 14|11 pages

Poisoning

chapter 15|7 pages

Renal Medicine

chapter 16|13 pages

Respiratory Medicine

chapter 17|7 pages

Rheumatology

chapter 18|5 pages

Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy

chapter 19|41 pages

Surgery

part Section 2|88 pages

Outpatient and Specialty Paediatrics

chapter 20|7 pages

Child Development

chapter 21|10 pages

Dermatology

chapter 22|2 pages

Education

chapter 23|2 pages

Emotional and Behavioural Problems

chapter 24|8 pages

Endocrine and Growth

chapter 25|16 pages

Gastroenterology

chapter 26|7 pages

Haematology

chapter 27|4 pages

Nocturnal Enuresis

chapter 28|13 pages

Neurology

chapter 29|12 pages

Respiratory, Including Cystic Fibrosis

chapter 30|6 pages

Rheumatology

part Section 3|89 pages

Prescribing

chapter 31|2 pages

Corticosteroids

chapter 32|5 pages

Oral Sedation

chapter 33|4 pages

Pain in Children

chapter 34|76 pages

The Formulary

part Section 4|87 pages

Information and Normal Values

chapter 35|21 pages

Reference Values

chapter 36|18 pages

Child Law

chapter 37|9 pages

Cultural Awareness

chapter 38|3 pages

How to Read a Paper

chapter 39|5 pages

Immunization

chapter 40|12 pages

Nutrition

chapter 41|13 pages

Surgical Issues

chapter 42|3 pages

Useful Websites and Addresses

part Section 5|12 pages

Dictionary of Eponymous Syndromes and Diseases