Description
Written by clinicians with years of experience in paediatrics, this unique textbook is designed to promote quality and safe care of children, and reduce common clinical errors and delayed diagnoses through shared first-hand experiences. This book is for anyone who needs to make a clinical decision about infants and children- be they from a medical, nursing or health professional background. The text is particularly useful for trainees but is also relevant to experienced practitioners. The aim of the book is to prevent errors and ensure safe care. The authors offer practical advice on potential pitfalls and red flags from neonatal care to mental health issues in adolescence . This book takes the reader through recent advances in diagnosis, common presentations and how to identify the sick child, all with case studies and illustrations to bring the text to life.The strengths of the book are:- The ability to learn from other's experiences and mistakes and share this learning- All chapters reviewed by sub-specialists in Paediatrics with a focus on presentations to first responders including family practitioners- Instructive case scenarios highlighting clinical pearls and pitfalls to avoid- High-quality clinical images throughout Unique chapters on:- Safe care for infants and children including the use of artificial intelligence- Avoiding errors- Picking up the sick child with practical tips especially for family doctors and first responders- Potential pitfalls in both the newborn and 6-week examinations- Unravelling the diagnosis in an infant or child with a fever- Key symptoms and signs guiding family doctors to suspect cancer in childhood- Mental health issues in adolescence- Ordering and interpreting tests in children- Surviving and thriving throughout a career in paediatric nursing or medicine
Table of Contents
1 Towards Safer Care for Children, 1Alf Nicholson, Jamal Hashem2 Responding to Errors, 11Ciaran Carthy, Alf Nicholson3 Recognising the Sick Child, 21Carol Blackburn, Karina Butler4 Managing the Febrile Infant or Child, 32Alf Nicholson, Karina Butler5 The Newborn and Six-week Examinations, 49John Murphy6 Important Rashes to Recognise in Infants andChildren, 68Fiona Browne, Kevin Dunne7 Diagnosing Cancer in Childhood, 85Michael Capra, Sarah Taaffe8 The Child With a Limp, 96Carol Blackburn9 Child Protection and Safeguarding Concerns, 104Sabine Maguire10 Important Cardiac Diagnoses in Children, 115Terence Prendiville11 Fits, Faints and Funny Turns, 129Amre Shahwan12 Presentations of Endocrine Disease, 138Niamh McGrath13 The Child With Abdominal Pain, 147Alan Mortell, Billy Bourke14 Pneumonia in Children, 157Desmond Cox15 Mental Health Issues in Adolescence, 166Fiona McNicholas16 Neonatal Intensive Care – A ChallengingArena, 178John Murphy17 Ordering and Interpreting Tests in Children, 193Kevin Dunne, Alf Nicholson, Aengus O'Marcaigh, MichaelRiordan, Ellen Crushell, Niamh McGrath, Annemarie Broderick,Jonathan Hourihane, James Foley, James O'Byrne18 Commonly Ordered Radiological Tests and TheirInterpretation, 210Yusra Sheikh19 Twelve Memorable Diagnoses, 221Alf Nicholson, Aisling Dunne, Neale Kalis, John Murphy20 Surviving and Thriving Throughout a Career inHealthcare, 235Sarah Taaffe, Hani Malik, Ciaran O'Boyle
