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Pediatrics Practical Essentials
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2022
- Authors: Anupama S, R Nisha, Sai Shiva G
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 1 5 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 6 1 5 3 - 8
This is a first of its kind, comprehensive compendium for pediatrics practical examination, with frequently asked questions and case sheet formats. It is structured to help me… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis is a first of its kind, comprehensive compendium for pediatrics practical examination, with frequently asked questions and case sheet formats. It is structured to help medical students to prepare in an intense framework that mimics the examination. It also aids in untangling complex topics like ventilator graphics, ECG, and X-rays with appended images. It also includes recent guidelines, algorithms, growth charts and reference charts. The book will prove invaluable to postgraduates and undergraduates who require clear and systematic approach to clinical cases in Pediatrics.
• Prototype case sheet for long and short cases serves as a ready reckoner.
• Detailed case analysis, encompassing history elicitation to counseling and prognosis.
• Case-based discussion with frequently asked questions (similar to viva voce).
• Comprehensive coverage of both MD as well as DNB topics.
• Core topics that are complex, such as ECG, X-ray, EEG, and CT/MRI, are dealt in a simple manner.
• A must have book for pediatrics practial examinations.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contributors
- List of reviewers
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Part A. Long Cases
- Section A. Central Nervous System
- 1. Central nervous system examination
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Higher functions
- Seizures and involuntary movement
- Cranial nerves
- Spinomotor system
- Sensory system
- Cerebellar system
- Signs of meningeal irritation
- Spine and cranium
- 2. Cerebral palsy
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Antenatal history
- Natal history
- Immediate postnatal history
- Postnatal history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- CNS examination
- Other systems
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 3. Acute hemiparesis
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal history
- Birth history
- Neonatal history
- Development history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Contact history
- Family history
- Treatment history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Central nervous system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 4. Acute flaccid paralysis
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Course during hospitalization
- Past history
- Antenatal history/birth/postnatal history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Contact history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Central nervous system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 5. Floppy infant
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal history
- Birth history
- Neonatal history
- Development history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Treatment history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Central nervous system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 6. Neurodegenerative disorders
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal/natal and postnatal history
- Development history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Contact history
- Family history
- Treatment history
- Environmental history
- Socioeconomic history
- Case summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Examination of central nervous system
- Other systems
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 7. Postmeningitic sequelae
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal/natal/postnatal
- Development history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Contact history
- Family history
- Treatment history
- Environment history
- Socioeconomic history
- Case summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Central nervous system examination
- Intra cranial pressure (ICP)
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 8. Paraplegia
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal/neonatal/postnatal history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Treatment history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Anthropometry
- Vital signs
- CNS examination
- Other systems
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 9. Ataxia
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Birth history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Contact history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Central nervous system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- Section B. Cardiovascular System
- 10. Cardiovascular system examination
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Cardiovascular system examination
- Frequently asked questions
- 11. Approach to congenital heart diseases
- Approach to cyanosis
- Classification of congenital heart diseases
- Quick bites
- 12. Tetralogy of fallot
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal history
- Natal and PN history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Contact history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Cardiovascular system
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 13. Rheumatic fever
- Presenting complaints and duration
- Past history
- Antenatal/natal/postnatal history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Cardiovascular system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 14. Ventricular septal defect
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal history
- Natal and postnatal history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic status
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Cardiovascular system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 15. Atrial septal defect
- Presenting complaints and duration
- Past history
- Antenatal history
- Natal/postnatal history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Cardiovascular system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 16. Patent ductus arteriosus
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal history
- Birth history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Cardiovascular system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- Section C. Respiratory System
- 17. Examination of respiratory system
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Examination of respiratory system
- Various diseases of respiratory system
- 18. Pleural effusion
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Past history
- Antenatal history/natal history/postnatal history
- Development history
- Nutrition history
- Immunization history
- Allergy history
- Contact history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vitals signs
- Anthropometry
- Respiratory system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Discussion on tuberculosis
- Epidemiological triad in tuberculosis
- Pathogenesis
- Terminologies
- Investigations for TB in children
- Case definitions of TB
- Treatment of TB
- Drug-resistant TB
- TB with HIV coinfection
- INH preventive therapy
- Management of a neonate exposed to tuberculosis (AAP, red book, 2018)
- Quick bites
- 19. Chronic suppurative lung disease
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Respiratory system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- Section D. Abdomen System
- 20. Gastrointestinal system examination
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Abdomen examination
- 21. Chronic liver disease (CLD)
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vitals signs
- Anthropometry
- Abdominal examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 22. EHPVO – upper GI bleeding
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Abdominal examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 23. Neonatal cholestasis syndrome
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vitals signs
- Anthropometry
- Abdominal examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- Part B. Short Cases
- 24. Hydrocephalus
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Central nervous system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 25. Meningomyelocele
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination and head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry with interpretation
- CNS examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 26. Facial palsy
- Frequently asked questions
- 27. Microcephaly
- Frequently asked questions
- 28. Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Central nervous system examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 29. Approach to hepatosplenomegaly
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Abdominal examination
- Other system examination
- Diagnosis
- Investigations
- Treatment (fever + HSM + jaundice)
- Overall approach to HSM on the basis of following methodology
- Further discussion
- Further discussion on etiology of hepatosplenomegaly
- 30. Ascites
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- System examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 31. Nephritic/nephrotic syndrome
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Immunization history
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vitals signs
- System examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 32. Thalassemia
- Complaints and duration
- Past history
- Antenatal history
- Natal history
- Postnatal history
- Developmental history
- Dietetic history
- Immunization history
- Family history
- Socioeconomic history
- General and head-to-foot examination
- Anthropometry
- Vital signs
- Systemic examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 33. Severe acute malnutrition
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry (with interpretation)
- System examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 34. Diarrhea
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting complaints
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- System examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 35. Obesity
- Model case sheet
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Systemic examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 36. Rickets
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Systemic examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 37. Hypothyroidism
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- System examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 38. Short stature
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting illness
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- Systemic examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 39. Down syndrome
- Presenting complaints and duration
- History of presenting complaints
- Summary
- General examination
- Head-to-foot examination
- Vital signs
- Anthropometry
- System examination
- Diagnosis
- Frequently asked questions
- Quick bites
- 40. Neonatal history taking and examination
- 41. Frequently asked questions in newborn
- 42. Frequently asked questions in preterm
- Posture
- Square window
- Arm recoil
- Popliteal angle
- Scarf sign
- Heel-to-ear measurement
- 43. Frequently asked questions in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
- Quick bites
- Part C. Other Topics of Practical Examination Importance
- 44. Nutrition
- Nutrients (Table 44.1)
- Milk
- Sugar
- Pulses
- Cereals (Fig. 44.10A-D)
- Points to remember in cereals and pulses
- Total parenteral nutrition
- Diet in special situations
- Calorie and protein values of common food items (Table 44.8)
- Intravenous fluid calculations
- Glucose infusion rate (GIR) (formulae)
- Nutrient requirements
- ABCDEFG approach
- JUNCS
- Approximate RDA ICMR (2010)
- Approximate RDA of micronutrients
- Role of zinc in diarrhea
- 45. Vaccination
- General principles of immunization
- National immunization schedule
- IAP immunization schedule
- Individual vaccine dose and its schedule
- Rabies vaccines and immunoglobulins: Summary of WHO 2018 updates
- Vaccines in special situations
- Principles of catch-up immunization
- Adverse events following immunization (AEFI)
- Vaccine storage
- 46. Drugs
- IP and BP
- Common drugs used in pediatrics
- Diuretics in children
- 47. Instruments
- 48. Arterial blood gas
- Normal values in arterial blood gas (Table 48.1)
- Formulas in arterial blood gas (Table 48.2)
- Stepwise approach to arterial blood gas analysis (Table 48.3)
- Special conditions
- Example case scenario
- Troubleshooting in arterial blood gas
- 49. Fluids and electrolytes
- Intravenous fluid (Table 49.1)
- Concentration of intravenous fluid (Table 49.2)
- Hepatic drip (Table 49.3)
- Maintenance fluid and electrolytes in children and newborn
- Daily fluid requirement in a newborn (ml/kg/day) (Table 49.4)
- Electrolyte requirement in a newborn (Table 49.5)
- Daily maintenance fluid requirement in children (Table 49.6)
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Approach to asymptomatic hyponatremia (Table 49.7)
- Approach to hypernatremia (Table 49.8)
- Approach to hypokalemia (Table 49.9)
- Approach to hyperkalemia (Table 49.10)
- Approach to hypocalcemia (Table 49.11)
- Approach to hypercalcemia (Table 49.12)
- Approach to hypomagnesemia (Table 49.13)
- Approach to hypermagnesemia (Table 49.14)
- Fluids in special situations (Table 49.15)
- 50. Development
- Development
- Principles of development
- Developmental milestones
- Red flag signs for developmental delay
- Development assessment tools
- Intelligence assessment tests and autism screening
- Development kit needed for examination (Fig. 50.17)
- 51. pGALS (paediatric gait arms legs and spine)
- Gait
- Arms
- Legs
- Spine
- 52. Health programs
- Schemes under national rural health mission (NRHM) (Table 52.1)
- Child nutrition programs (Table 52.2)
- Universal immunization programme
- 53. X-ray
- X-ray head and neck
- Chest X-ray
- Cardiac
- Newborn
- Abdomen
- Skeletal dysplasia
- X-ray pelvis
- X-ray lower limb
- 54. How to read CT and MRI
- Introduction
- How to differentiate between CT and MRI
- Various shades in CT/MRI – white and black shadow
- CT images
- Black shadows in CT
- MRI
- 55. Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- ECG
- Quick bites
- 56. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Definition
- Basics of EEG reading
- Common EEG patterns in practical examination
- 57. End-tidal CO2 (ETCO2)
- 58. Ventilator graphics
- Definition of terms
- Terminologies
- Ventilator graphics
- Modes of ventilation
- Types of breath
- Normal graphics
- Abnormal graphics
- Examples of abnormal graphics (loops)
- Abnormal graphics – scalar/curve
- Troubleshooting in ventilation
- Disease-specific ventilation
- 59. Counseling
- Part D. Algorithms
- 60. Neonatal resuscitation progarm
- 61. BLS/PALS (pediatric advanced life support)
- New and updated recommendations in BLS/PALS (2020)
- Pediatric basic life support (PBLS)
- Pediatric advance life support (PALS)
- 62. IMNCI
- Part E. Reference Charts
- 63. Growth charts
- 64. Special charts in pediatrics
- 65. RDA reference chart for Indian children
- Part F. Tips for Students
- 66. Checklist for practical examination
- 67. Tips for the candidates
- Index
- No. of pages: 798
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 1, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131261521
- eBook ISBN: 9788131261538