Preface Acknowledgements PareⅠ:The patient Presents With 1.Fever or Resh Fever Rashes 2.Heart,Lung,or ENT Problems Heart Lung Ear,nose,and throat(ENT) 3.Gut or Liver Problems Gut Liver 4.Haematuria or Proteinuria Haematuria proteinuria 5.Neurological Problems Fits,faints,and funny turms Headache Coma 6.Musculoskeketal Problems Limp The painful limb The painful joint Normal postural variants 7.Pallor,Bleeding,or Lymphadenopathy Pallor Bleeding disorders Splenomegaly Lymphadenopathy 8.Short Stature or Developmental Delay Growth Developmental delay 9.Neonatal problems Feeding difficulties Vomiting Neonatal jaundice Breathing difficulties Neonatal seizures Congenital malformations Ambiguous genitalia partⅡ:History,Examination,and Investigations 10.History and Examination Children (1-5years) The newborn infant Medical sample clerking 11.Developmental Assessment Introduction History Examination Developmental 'limit ages' 12.Investigations Intriduction Imaging Blood tests urine tests Cerebrospinal fluid partⅢ:Diseases and Disorders 13.Infectious Diseases and Immunodeficiency Viral infections Bacterial infections Parasitic infections Kawasaki disease Immunodeficiency 14.Skin Disorders Eczema(dermatitis) Infections Infestations Other childhood skin diseases 15.Cardiovascular Disorders Congenital heart disease Rheumatic fever Cardiac infections Cardiac arrhythmias 16.Disorders of the Respiratory System Upper respiratory tract infections Lower respiratory tract infections Asthma Cystic fibrosis 17.Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System Infantile colic Gastro-oesophageal reflux Gastroenteritis pyloric stenosis Intussusception Meckel's diverticulum Acute appendicitis Mesenteric adenitis Coeliac disease Food intolerance Inflammatory bowel disease Hirschsprung's disease(congenital aganglionic megacolon) Bile duct obstruction 18.Renal and Genitourinary System urinary tract anomalies Genitalia urinary tract anomalies Acute nephritis Nephrotic syndrome Haemolytic uraemic syndrome 19.Neurological Disorders Malformations of the central nervous system Infections of the CNS Cerebral palsy Epilepsy Febrile seizures Neurocutaneous syndromes Neurodegenerative disorders Neuromuscular disorders 20.Musculoskeletal Disorders Disorders of the hip and knee Disorders of the spine and neck Bone and joint infections Rheumatic disorders Genetic skeletal dysplasias 21.Haematological Disorders Haematopoiesis Anaemia Haemolytic anaemia Bleeding disorders 22.Malignant Disease The leukaemias Lymphomas Brain tumours Neuroblastoma Wilms tumour(nephroblastoma) Soft tissue sarcomas Bone tumours Langerhans cell histiocytosis 23.Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Disorders of carbohyrate metabolism Thyroid disorders Adrenal disorders Disorders of the gonads Inlorn errors of metabolism 24.Disorders of Emotion and Behaviour Problems of early childhood problems of middle childhood problems of adolescence 25.Social and Preventative Paekiatrics Prevention in child health Child abuse Children and the law The child with a disability 26.Genetic Disorders Basic gendtics Single gene disorders Autosomal dominant disorders Autosomal recessive disorders X-linked disorders Multifactorial disorders Chromosomal disorders Genetic counselling 27.The Newborn Maternal and fetal health The normal newborn-anatomy and physiology Birth Diseases of the newborn Disorders of the preterm infant Disorders of the term infant 28.Accidents and Emergencies Accidents Emergencies 29.Nutrition,Fluids,and Prescribing Nutrition Fluids and electrolytes Paediatric electrolytes paediatric formulary PartⅣ:Self-Assessment Mutiple-choice Questions Short-answer Questions Case-based Questions MCQ Answers SAQ Answers Index