Salient Features
* Deals with the most commonly encountered cases in paediatric practice.
* Each case is discussed in detail under history, examinations, investigations, clinical features, differential diagnosis, complications, management and treatment
* Cases have been categorised under each system.
* Multiple choice questions to help the reader with revision and self-assessment.
* Exhaustive glossary that acts as ready reckoner for practical and viva voce competitive examinations.
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Bronchial Asthma Amoebiasis Otitis Media Giardiasis Pneumonia Infectious Mononucleosis Infective Endocarditis Leprosy Urinary Tract Infection Attention Deficit Syndrome Diabetes Insipidus Neonatal Seizure Diabetes Mellitus A valuable resource in paediatrics for undergraduate and postgraduate students, interns, residents and practitioners.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I: GENETICS
* Down’s Syndrome
* Klinefelter’s Syndrome
* Turner’s Syndrome
CHAPTER II: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
* Adenoids
* Bronchial Asthma
* Bronchiectasis
* Bronchiolitis
* Cleft palate
* Croup
* Cystic Fibrosis
* Empyema
* Otitis Media
* Pneumonia
* Tuberculosis
CHAPTER III: CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
* Atrial Septal Defect
* coarctation of Aorta
* Infective Endocarditis
* Patent Ductus Arteriosus
* Pericarditis with Effusion
* Sydenham’s Chorea
* Tetralogy of Fallot
* Ventricular Septal Defect
CHAPTER IV: GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
* Acute Gastroenteritis
* Appendicitis
* Coeliac Disease
* Intussusception
* Liver Abscess
* Necrotising Ente
* Congenital Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis
* Diaphragmatic Hernia
* Duodenal Atresia
* Gastroesophageal Reflux
* Hepatitis
* Hirschsprung’s Disease
* Gastroesophageal Reflux
* Hepatitis
* Hirschsprung’s Disease
* Intussusception
* Liver Abscess
* Necrotising Enterocolitis
* Pancreatitis
* Tracheoesophageal Fistula
* Wilson’s Disease.
CHAPTER V: HEMATOLOGICAL DISORDER
* Fanconi Anemia
* Haemphilia
* Haemorrhagic Disease of Newborn
* Henoch – Schonlein Purpura
* Hereditary Spherocytosis
* Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
* Iron deficiency Anemia
* Polycythemia
* Sickle Cell Anemia
* Thalassemia
CHAPTER VI: RENAL SYSTEM
* Acute Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis
* Good Pasture’s Syndrome
* Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
* Infantile Polycystic Kidney
* Nephrotic Syndrome
* Urinary Tract Infection
CHAPTER VII: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
* Ataxia Telangiectasia
* Cerebral Palsy
* Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
* Epilepsy Febrile Convulsion
* Guillain Barre Syndrome
* Hydrocephalus
* Meningitis
* Meningomyelocele
* Sturge – Weber Syndrome
CHAPTER VIII: ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
* Ambiguous Genitalia
* Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
* Cushing Syndrome
* Diabetes Insipidus
* Diabetes Mellitus
* Hypothyroidism
* Precocious Puberty
* Undescended Testes
CHAPTER IX: INFECTIOUS DISEASE
* Amebiasis
* Congenital Rubella
* Congenital Syphilis
* Dengue Fever
* Giardiasis
* Herpes Zoster
* Infectious Mononucleosis
* Malaria
* Measles
* Mumps
* Osteomyelitis
* Poliomyelitis
* Septic Arthritis
* Staphylococcal Skin Scalded Syndrome
* Steven – Johnson Syndrome
* Tetanus Neonatarum
* Toxacariosis
* Typhoid
* Varicella
* Whooping Cough
CHAPTER X: NEWBORN
* Birth Asphyxia
* Neonatal Convulsions
* Neonatal Hypoglycemia
* Neonatal Jaundice
* Normal Newborn
* Premature Infant
* Respiratory Distress Syndrome
CHAPTER XI: NUTRITION
* Obesity
* Protein Energy Malnutrition
* Rickets
* Scurvy
CHAPTER XII: MALIGNANCY
* Craniopharyngioma
* Ewing’s Sarcoma
* Hodgkin’s Disease
* Leukaemia
* Neuroblastoma
* Osteosarcoma
* Retinoblastoma
* Wilms’ Tumor
CHAPTER XIII: COLLAGEN DISORDERS
* Acute Rheumatic Fever
* Dermatomyositis
* Hurler’s Syndrome
* Juvenile anklyosing Spondylitis
* Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
CHAPTER IV: MISCELLANEOUS
* Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
* Congenital Dislocation of Hip
* Depression
* Leprosy
* Marfan’s Syndrome
* Osteogenesis Imperfecta
* Phenylketonuria
* Talipes
