Care of Sick Children

Prelims: Contents, Introduction & Author
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Children are different from adults in their anatomy, physiology, and psychology. As healthy children grow older, illnesses, injuries, and the ageing process damage their bodies. This chapter gives an overview of the differences between children and adults
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A fever can be defined as a centrally regulated rise in temperature in response to some pathological stimulus. This chapter informs the reader about how to effectively manage children with fevers...
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This chapter describes common rashes of childhood and offers practical advice on assessing the rash, diagnosing the cause, and knowing what to do...
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This chapter discusses conditions that cause ‘coughs, colds, sneezes, and wheezes’, the signs and symptoms, and treatment of various respiratory infections...
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In Australia asthma affects approximately 2 in 5 children, and the incidence of asthma appears to be rising. This chapter includes the triggers and signs of asthma as well as diagnosis and how to formulate an asthma management plan...
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The most common cause of vomiting and diarrhoea in children is gastroenteritis. This chapter will concentrate on gastroenteritis - but the chapter also discusses ‘warning’ signs and symptoms of other causes of vomiting and diarrhoea in children...
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This chapter concentrates on the more serious causes of abdominal pain and other problems that might require medical assessment and, possibly, surgery...
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Headaches are common among children and most are not serious. However, some are serious and a small proportion prove to be life-threatening. This chapter emphasises the need to be fully aware of the significance of headaches in children...
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Dermatitis is a general term which means, literally, ‘inflammation of the skin’. This chapter discusses some of the more common causes of dermatitis in children - including eczema, psoriasis, fungal infections, scabies, and head lice...
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This chapter describes injuries that affect the bones, joints, or muscles of the body and elaborates on care of children being treated for a musculoskeletal injury...
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When a child suffers an injury to the head, the problem is to know how to recognise the more serious head injuries from among those that have no significant consequences. This chapter differentiates between minor and major head injuries in children...
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A wound is a break in the skin. Various words are used to describe a wound depending on its appearance and the nature of the injury that caused the wound. This chapter explores the different types and causes of wounds and their treatment...
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This chapter discusses the emergency care of some potentially life-threatening situations involving children. It includes allergic reactions, seizures and resuscitation...
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End Matter: Glossary & Index
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