Paediatric Symptom and Sign Sorter: Second Edition

Description:

This book will be a vital tool for all clinicians in the front line when an ill child presents with an acute illness. Experienced paediatricians, postgraduate doctors, primary care physicians, and paediatric nurses will find this a useful refresher, and it will be an invaluable primer for newly trained doctors and students, or those new to the paediatric wards. Each chapter here provides an overview of each symptom and sign followed by the most likely underlying causes in an easy-to-use tabular format. Investigative techniques and guidelines follow, ranging from the simple and inexpensive to the more complex, as do Top Tips and Red Flag warnings to note; new to this second edition are concluding summaries of Key Points, as well as an entirely new Endocrine chapter.

Table of content:

·  Chapter 1: Chest

·  Acute Shortness of Breath (Dyspnoea)

·  Breast Enlargement in Boys (Gynaecomastia)

·  Breast Lumps

·  Chest Pain

·  Cough

·  Coughing Up Blood (Haemoptysis)

·  Nipple Discharge

·  Palpitation

·  Respiratory Noises

·  Chapter 2: Abdomen

·  Acute Abdominal Pain

·  Recurrent Abdominal Pain

·  Abdominal Distension

·  Constipation

·  Diarrhoea

·  Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Rectal Bleeding)

·  Jaundice

·  Vomiting

·  Vomiting Blood (Haematemesis)

·  Chapter 3: Systemic Physical Condition

·  Crying, Excessive (Including Baby Colic)

·  Failure to Thrive and Weight Loss

·  Postoperative Fever

·  Recurrent Fever (Periodic and Relapsing Fever)

·  Tiredness/Fatigue

·  Unexplained and Persistent Fever

·  Weight Gain, Excessive (Obesity)

·  Chapter 4: Face

·  Acute Facial Pain

·  Facial Rash

·  Facial Swelling

·  Facial Weakness

·  Chapter 5: Neck

·  Hoarseness (Dysphonia)

·  Neck Lumps (Lymphadenopathy)

·  Sore Throat and Mouth

·  Stiff Neck

·  Stridor

·  Swallowing Difficulty (Dysphagia)

·  Chapter 6: Nose

·  Nasal Discharge/Blocked Nose

·  Nosebleed (Epistaxis)

·  Chapter 7: Oral

·  Bad Breath (Halitosis)

·  Dental Caries

·  Mouth Bleeding

·  Mouth Ulcers

·  Chapter 8: Ear

·  Deafness/Impaired Hearing

·  Dizziness and Vertigo

·  Earache (Otalgia)

·  Ear Discharge

·  Chapter 9: Eye

·  Acute Red Eye

·  Acute and Transient Loss of Vision

·  Double Vision (Diplopia)

·  Eyelid Disorders and Ptosis

·  Proptosis (Exophthalmos)

·  Squint (Strabismus)

·  Chapter 10: Urinary

·  Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis)

·  Blood in Urine (Haematuria)

·  Frequent Urination

·  Incontinence (Daytime or Diurnal Wetting)

·  Painful Urination (Dysuria)

·  Polyuria (Excessive Urination)

·  Urine Retention and Failure to Pass Urine

·  Chapter 11: Genital

·  Groin Swelling and Pain

·  Penile Swelling

·  Precocious Puberty

·  Rectal Prolapse

·  Scrotal/Testicular Swelling

·  Vaginal Discharge

·  Chapter 12: Cerebral

·  Acute Confusional State

·  Developmental Disability

·  Headache

·  Fainting (Transient Loss of Consciousness)

·  Coma

·  Neuromuscular Weakness

·  Seizure

·  Sleep Disorders

·  Tremor

·  Chapter 13: Endocrine

·  Delayed Puberty

·  Height, Excessive (Tall Stature)

·  Precocious Puberty

·  Short Stature

·  Chapter 14: Skin

·  Anaemia and Pallor

·  Blisters (Vesicles and Bullae)

·  Cyanosis

·  Hyper- and Hypopigmented Lesions

·  Hypopigmentation

·  Itching (Pruritis)

·  Macules and Patches

·  Nodules and Tumours

·  Papules and Plaques

·  Purpura (Petechiae and Ecchymosis)

·  Pustules

·  Sweating, Excessive (Hyperhidrosis)

·  Telangiectasia

·  Chapter 15: Hair and Nails

·  Alopecia (Hair Loss)

·  Body Hair, Excessive

·  Itchy Scalp

·  Nail Abnormalities

·  Chapter 16: Bones and Joints

·  Arthralgia (Painful Joint)

·  Arthritis (Swollen Joints)

·  Back Pain

·  Myalgia (Painful Muscles)

·  Painful Arm

·  Painful Leg and Limping