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Textbook of Pediatrics
- 1st Edition - September 30, 2021
- Author: Aruchamy Lakshmanaswamy
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 7 6 7 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 7 6 8 - 5
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• Aligned as per the competency based curriculum; includes a competency mapper to help identify relevant competency coverage throughout the text.
• Well-illustrated text, in sync with DOAP model as adopted in the new curriculum.
• Written in simple language with explanations to make it student friendly.
• Decision making algorithms for better understanding, mnemonics to help in retention.
• Includes numerous boxes, figures, tables to aid in quick learning.
• Contains recent advances in pediatrics.
• Special emphasis laid on behavioral disorders and psychiatric problems in children.
• Includes detailed coverage of emergencies in children; modern diagnostic tests provides an up-to-date content in the field of Pediatrics and Neonatology.
• Will aid in preparation for the forthcoming NEXT exam.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgements
- Competency map
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Introduction
- Paediatric care
- 2. Growth and development
- Growth PE1.1
- Development
- Assessment of growth and development PE1.3
- Growth abnormalities
- Developmental abnormalities
- Developmental delay PE3.2, PE3.6
- Child development unit PE3.5
- 3. Behavioural and psychiatric disorders in children
- Intellectual disability (mental retardation) PE3.1, PE30.10, PS14.3, PS15.1-15.4
- Mood disorders
- Antisocial problems
- Anxiety disorders
- Eating disorders
- Elimination disorders
- Habit disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Psychotic disorders PS14.1, PS14.2
- Scholastic problems
- Learning disorders PE4.2
- Scholastic backwardness PE4.1
- Miscellaneous
- 4. Adolescence
- Normal adolescence PE6.1
- Problems during adolescence PE6.2, PE6.3
- Psychosocial disorders/problems in adolescence PE6.2
- Reproductive and sexual health problems in girls during adolescence PE6.4
- Adolescent-friendly health services (AFHS) PE6.10
- 5. Pathophysiology of body fluids and electrolytes
- Body fluids and regulation of body fluids and electrolytes PE15.1
- Disturbance in acid–base balance PE15.2
- Electrolyte and acid−base disorders
- Dyselectrolytaemia PE15.5
- Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone
- 6. Human genetics
- Inheritance AN74.1
- Genetic disorders
- Chromosomal disorders AN75.1
- Gene therapy
- Genetic counselling AN75.5
- Prevention of genetic disorders
- Dermatoglyphics
- 7. Nutrition
- Nutritional importance of commonly used food items BI8.5
- Recommended daily allowance
- Breastfeeding
- Baby-friendly hospital initiative PE7.6
- Feeding of newborn, infants and children
- Physiology of lactation PE 7.2, PE7.4
- Nutritional assessment IM23.1
- Tools and methods of assessment – classification of nutritional status PE9.2
- Nutritional disorders CM5.3
- Protein–energy malnutrition PA12.2, BI8.2
- Vitamins IM23.3
- Trace elements
- Dietary fibres BI8.1
- Prelacteal feeding
- Infant milk substitutes act, 2003 (IMS Act)
- Ready-to-use therapeutic diets PE10.6
- Food fortification CM5.8
- Food additives
- 8. Newborn
- Nomenclature PE20.1
- Fetal assessment and monitoring
- Normal newborn
- Kangaroo mother care PE27.25
- Common problems in newborns OG18.4
- Asphyxia neonatorum PE20.7, OG18.3
- Neonatal resuscitation PE20.3, OG18.4
- Disorders of weight and gestation PE20.1
- Temperature regulation in newborn PE20.6
- Nutrition
- Neonatal jaundice PE20.19
- Respiratory problems in newborn
- Abdomen
- Central nervous system
- Haematological problems
- Metabolic disorders
- Infections in newborn PE20.17
- Preventive neonatology
- Infants of diabetic mothers
- Retinopathy of prematurity
- Birth injuries PE20.9
- 9. Immunology and immunological disorders
- Normal immunology MI1.8
- Immunological disorders MI1.10
- Immunization MI1.9
- Antigens and concepts involved in vaccine development BI10.5
- Immunization in special situations PE19.5
- Components of safe vaccine practice PE19.9
- Implied consent in immunization PE19.15
- 10. Infections
- Bacterial infections
- Spirochaetal infection
- Mycoplasmal infections
- Chlamydial infections
- Rickettsial infections PE34.20
- Viral infections
- Fungal infections
- Protozoal infections
- Helminthic parasitic infections
- Scabies DR5.1, DR5.3
- Pediculosis DR6.1
- Fever PE34.14
- 11. Inborn errors of metabolism
- Introduction
- Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
- Defects in metabolism of amino acids
- Defects in metabolism of lipid
- Lysosomal storage disorders
- Peroxisomal disorders
- Mucopolysaccharidoses
- Organic acidurias
- Urea cycle disorders
- Porphyria
- Miscellaneous
- 12. Cardiovascular diseases
- External markers of cardiac disease PE23.8
- Syndromes and diseases associated with congenital cardiac disorders
- Congenital disorders
- Acquired cardiac diseases PE23.3
- Cardiomyopathies
- Myocardial disorders
- Disorders of cardiac rate, rhythm and conduction
- 13. Respiratory tract infections
- Respiratory tract infections
- Upper respiratory tract infections (URI)
- Lower respiratory tract infections (LRI)
- Acute laryngotracheobronchitis (ALTB) PE28.6
- Bronchiolitis PE28.18
- Pneumonia PE28.18
- Bronchiectasis
- Emphysema
- Pleural effusion
- Empyema thoracis PE28.18
- Hydrothorax
- Haemothorax
- Chylothorax
- Pneumothorax
- Bronchial asthma PE27.3, 28.19, PE31.5
- Foreign body aspiration PE28.8
- Respiratory insufficiency
- Haemoptysis
- Wheezing in children
- Epistaxis
- Stridor in children PE28.7
- 14. Gastrointestinal disorders
- Malabsorption PE25.1
- Stomach and intestine disorders
- Pancreatitis
- Liver disorders
- Peritoneum disorders
- Spleen disorders
- 15. Diarrhoeal disorders
- Acute diarrhoea
- Chronic diarrhoea PE24.7
- Prebiotics and probiotics
- Bloody diarrhoea
- 16. Nervous system disorders
- Seizures PE30.8, PE20.15
- Neurocutaneous syndromes
- Neurological deficits
- Types of abnormal movements
- Floppy infant or hypotonic infant PE30.12
- Infections of nervous system
- Coma PE27.7
- Miscellaneous
- Cerebral palsy PM3.1, PE3.8
- 17. Neuromuscular disorders
- Muscular disorders
- Disorders of motor neurons
- Disorders of neuromuscular transmission
- 18. Genitourinary disorders
- External markers of kidney disease PE21.9
- Acute nephritic syndrome (acute glomerulonephritis [AGN]) PE21.2
- Nephrotic syndrome (Fig. 18.2A and B)
- Tubular disorders
- Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
- Renal disorders
- Haemolytic uraemic syndrome
- Haematuria PE21.4
- Urolithiasis
- Urinary tract infection (UTI) PE21.1
- Proteinuria PE21.3
- 19. Haematological diseases
- External markers of haematological disorders PE29.11
- Anaemia PE29.1
- Polycythaemia
- Bleeding and coagulation disorders
- Thrombotic disorders
- 20. Endocrine and metabolic disorders
- Pituitary gland
- Thyroid gland
- Parathyroid
- Pancreas
- Adrenal gland
- Precocious puberty PE33.8
- 21. Neoplasms
- Malignancies in children
- Leukaemias
- Lymphoma PE29.9
- Neuroblastoma
- Wilms tumour PA28.14, PE21.7
- Renal cell carcinoma/hypernephroma PA28.14, PE28.14
- Retinoblastoma
- Sarcoma
- Teratoma
- 22. Collagen vascular disorders
- Rheumatological disorders/diseases in childhood PE22.1
- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)
- Ankylosing spondylitis (bechterew disease)
- Reactive arthritis
- Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- Juvenile scleroderma
- Antiphospholipid syndrome (hughes syndrome)
- Behçet disease
- Sjögren syndrome
- Juvenile dermatomyositis
- Scleroderma
- Amyloidosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Vasculitis syndromes
- 23. Metabolic disorders
- Hypocalcaemia PE20.14
- Hypercalcaemia
- Hypoglycaemia
- Hypoglycaemia in newborns PE20.14
- Rickets AN74.4, PE12.9
- 24. Community paediatrics
- Rights of children
- Gender or sexual discrimination
- Child labour
- Child neglect
- Street children
- Impact of television
- 25. Child welfare services and agencies
- National health programmes for children CM8.3
- National nutritional supplementation programmes in India
- Programmes to prevent specific deficiency states
- Adolescent health and safety programme
- International agencies/organizations
- Disease control and eradication programmes
- 26. Children with special needs
- Adoption
- Foster care
- Child abuse and neglect PE27.29, PE27.30
- Bullying
- Prevalence of sexual drug abuse in adolescents and children PE6.13
- Handicapped child
- Infanticide, foeticide and stillbirth FM2.27
- 27. Surgical problems in newborns
- Fetal surgical problems
- Newborn surgical problems
- Meckel’s diverticulum
- 28. Orthopaedic problems in newborns
- Classification of orthopaedic problems in children
- Developmental dysplasia of hip (DDH)
- Club foot – congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV)
- Skeletal dysplasia
- Achondroplasia AN 74.4
- Caffey disease (infantile cortical hyperostosis)
- Spine
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease/Fragilitas Ossium, Vrolik disease, Osteopsathyrosis, Porak disease, Durante disease, Lobstein syndrome)
- Infections of bone
- Osteopetrosis
- 29. Emergencies in children
- Cardiorespiratory arrest PE27.2
- Poisoning in children PE27.8
- Drowning
- Burns
- Envenomation
- Shock PE27.5
- Emergency and priority signs PE27.12
- Oxygen therapy in paediatric emergencies PE27.9
- 30. Recent advances in paediatrics
- Gene therapy
- Blood component therapy
- Stem cell transplantation
- Fetal therapy
- Cord blood bank
- Virtual colonoscopy
- Telemedicine
- 3D and 4D ultrasound scan
- Antenatal diagnosis
- Breast milk bank
- Rapid diagnostic tests in childhood infections
- 31. Miscellaneous
- Oedema
- Local gigantism
- Hyperbaric oxygen
- Headache PE30.16
- Migraine
- Hypertension in children PE21.17
- Common causes of morbidity and mortality in under five children PE27.7
- Index
- No. of pages: 826
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 30, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131257678
- eBook ISBN: 9788131257685