Practical Paediatric Problems in Primary Care

TRAMA

A practical textbook on child health for the primary care team.

NOTE EDITORE

General practitioners (GPs) and other members of the Primary Health Care Team (PHCT) play a crucial role in the provision of health care for children. At least 25% of GP consultations are with children, and many of the problems encountered are specific to this population group. However, children do not represent a homogeneous population and several ages of childhood are recognised, each with its unique set of illnesses and problems: the neonate, infant, pre-school child, school age child and the adolescent. Furthermore, both the childhood population and their illnesses change with time; new illnesses such as HIV have appeared and others, not seen for many years (such as rickets, tuberculosis and congenital rubella syndrome) have returned. Thus a comprehensive knowledge of the varied aspects of child health is needed; recognition of the acutely ill child, developmental surveillance, immunisation, treatment of chronic illness, and psycho-social issues. GPs are also increasingly involved in influencing configuration and the commissioning of services at a local level. This textbook provides practical guidance for GPs, GP registrars, practice nurses and health visitors dealing with child health in the 21st century. It undertakes a focused, problem-orientated approach based on the more common childhood problems encountered by GPs. Each chapter includes the essential background theory, but the emphasis is on making the clinical approach relevant and sensitive to primary care. Solutions to clinical scenarios are provided, based upon current, best available evidence. Site and system specific chapters are combined with sections looking at wider issues such as ethics and law, multicultural issues, and immunisation.

SOMMARIO

1 - Introduction2 - Recognition and initial management of the sick child3 - Ambulatory paediatrics4 - Respiratory problems5 - Common renal problems6 - Neonatal issues in primary care7 - Paediatric surgery8 - Allergy in childhood9 - Ear, nose and throat problems in childhood10 - Common infectious diseases of childhood11 - Failure to thrive: recognition and management in primary care12 - Childhood nutrition for primary care13 - Paediatric cardiology for the primary care physician14 - Paediatric haematology15 - Height: short and tall stature - when to worry and refer16 - Orthopaedic problems17 - Dermatology18 - Gastroenterology problems for primary care19 - Paediatric neurology20 - Endocrine disorders21 - Speech and language disorders and hearing problems22 - Protecting children from abuse and neglect23 - Ophthalmology24 - Autism for primary care25 - Child health promotion programme26 - The transition to parenthood: the role of the health visitor27 - Immunization28 - Accidental injuries in childhood29 - Eating disorders30 - Childhood obesity in primary care31 - Adolescence and primary care32 - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder33 - Encopresis and enuresis: their management in primary care34 - Common psychosocial disorders in children and adolescents: diagnosis and treatment35 - Multicultural paediatrics36 - Ethical and legal issues in paediatric primary care37 - The impact of bereavement on children and young people's welfare & development

AUTORE

Dr Michael Bannon is a paediatrician with an interest in community child health. He has held several consultant posts in England. He has had a continuing interest in education in training and has been BPA tutor, Senior Lecturer, Associate Postgraduate Dean and more recently, Postgraduate Dean in Oxford. Dr Bannon is also an associate editor for Archives of Disease in Childhood, published by BMJ publishing group. Professor Yvonne Carter was appointed as Vice-Dean of Leicester Warwick Medical Schools in 2003 and became Dean of Warwick Medical School the following year. She held a Chair in General Practice and Primary Care and is a practising GP in Coventry. She was also a Non-Executive Director at the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. Between 1996-2000 she was the Chairman of Research for the RCGP and in 2000 received an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to health service research. In 2004 she also received an Honorary Fellowship from Queen Mary, University of London for services to general practice and primary care.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198529224
• Dimensioni: 277 x 33.0 x 171 mm Ø 1031 gr
• Formato: Brossura
• Illustration Notes: 12 colour plates, 3 black and white photos and 38 black and white line illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 588