Paediatric handbook.

Revised edition of: Paediatric handbook. 7th ed. / [by the staff of the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia] ; editors, Georgia Paxton, Jane Munro ; associate editor, Michael Marks . c2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Medical emergencies / James Tibballs and Ed Oakley ; Poisoning and envenomation / James Tibballs -- Procedures / Georgia Paxton and Peter Barnett -- Pain management / George Chalkiadis, Greta Palmer and Jane Munro -- Fluid and electrolyte therapy / Julian Kelly and Trevor Duke -- Nutrition / Julie Bines, Kay Gibbons and Michele Meehan -- Slow weight gain / Michael Harari -- Obesity / Kay Gibbons, Zoë McCallum and Matthew Sabin -- Immunisation / Jenny Royle and Jim Buttery -- Immigrant child health / Georgia Paxton and Jim Buttery -- Common behavioural and developmental problems / Daryl Efron and Sheena Reilly -- Sleep problems / Margot Davey -- Constipation and continence / Susie Gibb and Michael Harari -- Developmental delay and disability / Catherine Marraffa and Dinah Reddihough -- Adolescent health / Susan Sawyer -- Child psychiatry / Maria McCarthy and Chidambaram Prakash -- Child abuse / Anne Smith and Chris Sanderson -- The death of a child / Peter McDougall, Jenny Hynson and Mary O'Toole -- Allergy and immunology / Mimi Tang and Joanne Smart -- Burns / Russell Taylor -- Cardiac conditions / Paul Brooks and Dan Penny -- Dental conditions / Nicky Kilpatrick -- Dermatologic conditions / Rod Phillips and David Orchard -- Ear, nose and throat conditions / Robert Berkowitz and Michael Marks -- Endocrine conditions / Margaret Zacharin [and others] -- Eye conditions / James Elder and Peter Barnett -- Gastrointestinal conditions / George Alex and Lionel Lubitz -- Gynaecological conditions / Sonia Grover -- Haematologic conditions and oncology / John Heath and Paul Monagle -- Infectious diseases / Nigel Curtis, Mike Starr and Joshua Wolf -- Metabolic conditions / Avihu Boneh and George Werther -- Neonatal conditions / Peter McDougall and Rod Hunt -- Neurologic conditions / Andrew Kornberg [and others] -- Orthopaedic conditions / Kerr Graham and Peter Barnett -- Renal conditions / Colin Jones -- Respiratory conditions / John Massie and Sarath Ranganathan -- Rheumatologic conditions / Roger Allen and Jane Munro -- Surgical conditions / John Hutson and Tom Clarnette -- Prescribing for children / Noel Cranswick and Andrew Rechtmann -- Growth charts -- Pharmacopoeia -- Antimicrobial guidelines -- Formulae.

* Provides information in an accessible style including clear illustrations. * Includes modern, community-based approaches. * Strong emphasis on the practical management by the doctor at first contact.

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