Full Description
This new edition provides paediatricians with the latest developments in the diagnosis of diseases and disorders in children.
Divided into five sections, the book begins with a colour atlas illustrating different signs and symptoms. The following chapters describe numerous common paediatric presentations with guidance on differential diagnosis.
The book concludes with sections on differential diagnosis of select clinical signs, salient laboratory findings, and select radiologic signs.
The sixth edition has been fully revised and features new topics including micrognathia, Potter's face syndrome, mediastinal shift, and more.
Key points
Guide to latest developments in differential diagnosis of paediatric diseases and disorders
Fully revised, sixth edition featuring several new topics
Includes comprehensive colour atlas illustrating different signs and symptoms
Previous edition (9788184487275) published in 2008
Contents
SECTION 1: Color Atlas
SECTION 2: Differential Diagnosis of Common Pediatric Presentations
Chapter 1. Abdominal Distention
Chapter 2. Abdominal Pain
Chapter 3. Ambiguous Genitalia (Intersex)
Chapter 4. Anemia
Chapter 5. Ataxia
Chapter 6. Blood in Stools
Chapter 7. Chest Pain
Chapter 8. Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN)
Chapter 9. Clubbing
Chapter 10. Coma
Chapter 11. Constipation
Chapter 12: Seizures
Chapter 13: Cough
Chapter 14: Cyanosis
Chapter 15: Deafness
Chapter 16: Delayed Puberty
Chapter 17: Diarrhea
Chapter 18: Dyspnea
Chapter 19: Dysuria
Chapter 20: Edema
Chapter 21: Encopresis
Chapter 22: Enuresis
Chapter 23: Epistaxis
Chapter 24: Floppy Baby Syndrome
Chapter 25: Failure to Thrive (FTT)
Chapter 26: Frequency of Micturition
Chapter 27: Feeding Problems
Chapter 28: Gingivostomatitis
Chapter 29: Halitosis
Chapter 30: Headache
Chapter 31: Heart Murmurs
Chapter 32: Hematemesis
Chapter 33: Hematuria
Chapter 34: Hemoptysis
Chapter 35: Hepatomegaly
Chapter 36: Hoarseness
Chapter 37: Involuntary Movements
Chapter 38: Irritability
Chapter 39: Jaundice
Chapter 40: Joint Pain
Chapter 41: Large Head
Chapter 42: Limping
Chapter 43: Lethargy
Chapter 44: Lymphadenopathy
Chapter 45: Mass in Abdomen
Chapter 46: Mouth-Breathing
Chapter 47: Nystagmus
Chapter 48: Obesity
Chapter 49: Precocious Puberty
Chapter 50: Purpura
Chapter 51: Fever of Unknown Origin
Chapter 52: Rash
Chapter 53: Short Stature
Chapter 54: Small Head
Chapter 55: Splenomegaly
Chapter 56: Stiff Neck
Chapter 57: Stridor
Chapter 58: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Chapter 59: Tall Stature
Chapter 60: Vertigo
Chapter 61: Vomiting
Chapter 62: Wheezing
SECTION 3: Differential Diagnosis of Select Clinical Signs
Chapter 63: Differential Diagnosis of Select Clinical Signs
SECTION 4: Differential Diagnosis of Salient Laboratory Findings
Chapter 64: Differential Diagnosis of Salient Laboratory Findings
SECTION 5: Differential Diagnosis of Select Radiologic Signs
Chapter 65: Differential Diagnosis of Select Radiologic Signs
