Emergencies in paediatrics and neonatology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart Crisp and Jo Rainbow

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456951603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 1-283-58262-7; 9786613895073; 0-19-157489-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (570 p.)
• Collana: Emergencies
• Altri autori (Persone): CrispStuart; RainbowJo
• Disciplina: 618.92/0025
• Soggetti: Pediatric emergencies; Neonatology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Coping with patients and parents; Introduction; Consultation; Dealing with the child in pain; 3 Neonatal emergencies; Introduction; Delivery; Resuscitation of the newborn; Special cases; Discontinuing resuscitation; Physiological changes after birth; Postnatal assessment; The collapsed neonate; Neonatal cardiac conditions; Persistent pulmonary hypertension; Apnoea; Vomiting; Jaundice; Sepsis; Seizures; 4 Resuscitation; Cardiopulmonary assessment of a seriously ill child; Basic life support (BLS); Management of respiratory arrest; The choking child; Anaphylaxis; Advanced life support (ALS)Rhythm disturbances: introduction; Asystole and pulseless electrical activity; Defibrillator technique; Ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia with pulse; Supraventricular tachycardia; Post-resuscitation care; Stabilization for interhospital transfer; Following unsuccessful resuscitation; Sudden unexpected death in an infant; 5 Shock; Pathophysiology; Causes; Assessment and treatment; 6 Trauma; Assessment; Chest trauma; Abdominal trauma; Head injury; Spinal trauma; Limb trauma; 7 Environmental conditions; Burns; Bites and stingsHypothermia; Hyperthermia; Drowning; Electrocution; Altitude; Diving; 8 Febrile illness; Assessment; Rigors; Meningitis; Encephalitis; Fever without focus; Rashes; Immunodeficient child with a fever; Protracted fever; Malaria; Tuberculosis; Notifiable diseases; 9 Ingestion; Assessment; Paracetamol and aspirin; Antihistamines; ADHD medications; Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors; Tricyclic antidepressants; Lead and iron; Alcohols; Illicit drugs; Slang terms used in drug abuse; Foreign bodies; 10 Cardiovascular; Assessment; Cyanosis; Chest pain; Arrhythmias; Heart failure; MurmurHypertension; Rheumatic fever; Infective endocarditis; Kawasaki's disease; Myocarditis; ECG guide; 11 Respiratory; Assessment; Stridor; Wheeze; Asthma; Other causes of wheeze; Tachypnoea; Cough; Whooping cough; Haemoptysis; 12 Gastroenterology; Assessment; Vomiting and GOR; Diarrhoea; Faltering growth; Hepatosplenomegaly; Jaundice; Hepatic causes of jaundice; Liver failure; Constipation; Pancreatitis; 13 Renal; Renal colic; Urinary tract infection; Dysuria and urinary frequency; Haematuria; Proteinuria; Renal failure; Hypertension; 14 Urology; Trauma of urinary tract; Painful (acute) scrotumUrinary retention; Priapism; Paraphimosis and balanoprosthitis; 15 General surgery; Intestinal obstruction; Pyloric stenosis and intussusception; Acute abdomen; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Abscess; 16 Neurology; Assessment; Seizures; Altered level of consciousness; Headache; Weakness; Ataxia; Dizziness; Abnormal movements; Palsies; Big head; Shunt malfunctions; 17 Otolaryngology; Assessment; Earache; Acute sore throat; Drooling (acute onset); Foreign bodies; Epistaxis; Trauma; Acute sinusitis; Neck lumps; Acute facial nerve palsy; 18 Orthopaedics; Assessment; Limp; Infection
• Sommario/riassunto: Severely unwell children are the most frightening emergency a clinician can face. This handbook aims to guide the clinician through what to do and when; in a format that can be read at the bedside. Resuscitation techniques are described in detail and comprehensive management plans are provided. Emergencies in Paediatrics and Neonatology is a symptom-based handbook which concisely covers a range of essential information, from the key facts to elicit in the history to thespecific difficulties of children in an emergency situation - communication and pain relief. Symbols are used to indicate clin