Practical Paediatric Problems in Primary Care

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.

ISBN 0198529228   Pages 588 ISBN13 9780198529224 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Oxford University Press   Weight (grammes) 1036 Imprint Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Format Paperback   Height (mm) 246 Publication date 26 Apr 2007   Width (mm) 171 Library of Congress 2006100012   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY 618.92   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

1		Introduction by Michael Bannon and Yvonne Carter		1
2		Recognition and initial management of the sick child by Mark Bloch and Parvis Habibi		3
3		Ambulatory paediatrics by Peter Lachman and Fernando Isaza and Jackie Bucknall		15
4		Respiratory problems by Jeremy Hull		31
5		Common renal problems by Stephen Marks and Richard Trompeter		41
6		Neonatal issues in primary care by Richard Nicholl		51
7		Paediatric surgery by Daniel Leff and Peter McDonald		69
8		Allergy in childhood by Andrew Clark		83
9		Ear, nose, and throat problems in childhood by Pandora Hadfield		93
10		Common infectious diseases of childhood by Mainga Hamaluba and Andrew Pollard		111
11		Failure to thrive : recognition and management in primary care by Fauzia Khan and Mary Rudolf		135
12		Childhood nutrition for primary care by Justine Dempsey		149
13		Paediatric cardiology for the primary care physician by Rodney Franklin and Zdenek Slavik		163
14		Paediatric haematology by Shubha Allard and Cecil Reid		189
15		Height : short and tall stature - when to worry and refer by Tim Cole and Michael Preece		205
16		Orthopaedic problems by Benjamin Jacobs and Deborah Eastwood		213
17		Dermatology by Helen Goodyear		229
18		Gastroenterology problems for primary care by Warren Hyer		251
19		Paediatric neurology by Sandeep Jayawant		267
20		Endocrine disorders by Ahmed Massoud		281
21		Speech and language disorders and hearing problems by Maria Luscombe and Celia Harding and Michael Bannon		305
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This is an excellent informative resource that will not sit on the surgery shelf long as it will be too often in use! It's a new take on specialists giving GPs advice, one that works well, probably due to the specialist-GP editorial team. BMA 2008 medical book awards Useful, practical and substantial, this book provides a thorough overview of child health for primary healthcare practitioners. Nursing Standard ...a valuable companion to many who work in primary care such as health visitors, children community nurses and school nurses. Primary Health Care

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