Avoiding Misdiagnosis in Pediatric Practice

✍ Scribed by A. Sahib El-Radhi

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 285
• Series: In Clinical Practice
• Edition: 1st ed. 2021
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book discusses the most common symptoms in pediatrics. It is based on best available scientific evidence and up-to-date information. The book also discusses a range of common conditions associated with bacterial and viral infections of the oro-nasal, eye, chest, abdominal and genito-urinary regions. The book helps the clinician to distinguish symptoms and

signs of pediatric diseases to avoid diagnostic errors. Each chapter starts with a list of core messages, and includes tables and figures  

to focus on the subjects under discussion. The whole text is written in reader-friendly manner. The book is of interest to general pediatricians and doctors in primary care. It is also of interest to students, nurses and other professionals who look after children.

✦ Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Upper Respiratory Tract
1.1 Coryzal Symptoms/Sore Throat/Tonsillitis
1.2 Stridor
Further Reading
Chapter 2: The Chest
2.1 Acute Shortness of Breath (Dyspnoea)
2.2 Palpitation
2.3 Chest Pain
2.4 Heart Murmur
Further Reading
Chapter 3: The Ear
3.1 Deafness/Impaired Hearing
3.2 Earache (Otalgia)
3.3 Ear Discharge (Otorrhoea)
3.4 Dizziness and Vertigo
Further Reading
Chapter 4: The Eye
4.1 Acutely Red Eye
4.2 Acute Loss of Vision
4.3 Double Vision (Diplopia)
4.4 Squint (Strabismus)
4.5 Proptosis (Exophthalmos)
4.6 Eyelid Disorders and Ptosis (Blepharoptosis)
Further Reading
Chapter 5: The Neck
5.1 Neck Lumps (Lymphadenopathy)
5.2 Stiff/Tilt Neck (Meningism and Meningitis)
Further Reading
Chapter 6: The Abdomen
6.1 Acute Abdominal Pain (AAP)
6.2 Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP)
6.3 Abdominal Distension
6.4 Constipation
6.5 Diarrhoea
6.6 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
6.7 Jaundice
Further Reading
Chapter 7: Neurology
7.1 Neonatal Seizures
7.2 Seizures in Older Children (Epilepsy)
7.3 Headache
7.4 Coma
7.5 Tremor
7.6 Large Head
Further Reading
Chapter 8: Bone and Joint
8.1 Arthritis
Further Reading
Chapter 9: Urology
9.1 Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enuresis)
9.2 Blood in Urine (Haematuria)
9.3 Frequent Urination
9.4 Painful Urination (Dysuria)
9.5 Urinary Incontinence
9.6 Polyuria
9.7 Urine Retention and Failure to Pass Urine
Further Reading
Chapter 10: Genitalia/Endocrine
10.1 Precocious Puberty
10.2 Delayed Puberty
10.3 Groin Lumps/Swelling (e.g. Inguinal Hernia)
10.4 Penile Swelling
10.5 Scrotal/Testicular Swelling
10.6 Pre-Pubertal Vaginal Discharge
10.7 Rectal Prolapse
Further Reading
Chapter 11: General Systemic
11.1 Excessive Crying (Baby Colic)
11.2 Excessive Weight Gain (Obesity)
11.3 Failure to Thrive and Unexplained Weight Loss
11.4 Tiredness/Fatigue
11.5 Unexplained Persistent Fever (UPF)
Further Reading
Index