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Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Outline of the book 1 History taking and examination 1.1 The paediatric history 1.2 The paediatric examination 2 Development and its assessment 2.1 Growth and puberty 2.2 Developmental assessment 3 Neonatal medicine 3.1 Normal neonatal physiology and anatomy 3.2 Newborn examination 3.3 Immunization schedule 3.4 Prematurity and intrauterine growth restriction 3.5 Complications of prematurity 3.6 Neonatal conditions 4 Childhood growth 4.1 Failure to thrive 4.2 Short stature and poor growth 5 Child abuse 5.1 Child protection 5.2 Physical abuse 5.3 Emotional abuse 5.4 Neglect 5.5 Sexual abuse 5.6 Fabricated or induced illness (FII) 5.7 Management 6 The febrile child 6.1 Acute fever 6.2 Pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) 7 Childhood allergy 7.1 Allergic rhinitis 7.2 Food allergy 8 Respiratory disorders 8.1 Upper respiratory tract infections 8.2 Epiglottitis 8.3 Croup 8.4 Bronchiolitis 8.5 Pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection 8.6 Aspirated foreign body 8.7 Pertussis (whooping cough) 8.8 Asthma 8.9 Cystic fibrosis 9 Gastrointestinal disorders 9.1 Feeding, overfeeding and weaning 9.2 Gastroenteritis 9.3 Gastro-oesophageal reflux 9.4 Infantile colic 9.5 Constipation 9.6 Hirschsprung disease 9.7 Anal fissure and threadworms 9.8 Chronic diarrhoea 9.9 Acute abdomen 10 Cardiovascular disorders 10.1 Acyanotic heart diseases 10.2 Coarctation of the aorta 10.3 Pulmonary stenosis 10.4 Cyanotic heart diseases 10.5 Cardiac infections 10.6 Cardiac arrhythmias 10.7 Pulmonary hypertension 11 Renal and genitourinary disorders 11.1 Congenital abnormalities 11.2 Urinary tract infection 11.3 Reflux nephropathy 11.4 Nephrotic syndrome 11.5 Nephritic syndrome 11.6 Enuresis 11.7 Genital disorders 12 Neurological disorders 12.1 Meningitis 12.2 Febrile convulsions 12.3 Epilepsy 12.4 Conditions commonly reported as seizures 12.5 Headaches 12.6 Hydrocephalus 12.7 Neurocutaneous disorders 12.8 Cerebral palsy 13 Musculoskeletal disorders 13.1 Leg pain and childhood limp 13.2 Bone and joint infections 13.3 Disorders of the spine 13.4 Rheumatological disorders 13.5 Vitamin D deficiency 13.6 Genetic disorders 14 Haematological disorders 14.1 Iron-deficiency anaemia 14.2 Haemolytic anaemia 14.3 Sickle cell disease 14.4 Thalassaemia 14.5 Haemophilia 14.6 Thrombocytopenia 15 Dermatological disorders 15.1 Congenital and newborn 15.2 Bacterial infections 15.3 Viral infections 15.4 Other infective causes 15.5 Inflammatory conditions 16 Behavioural and genetic disorders 16.1 Autism 16.2 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 16.3 Down syndrome 16.4 Genetic syndromes Appendix A System-specific symptoms Appendix B Image acknowledgements Index