The Hands-On Guide to Practical Paediatrics

• Autore: Hewitson Rebecca
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014; ©2014
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (281 pages)
• Disciplina: 618.92
• Soggetto topico: Pediatrics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FertlemanCaroline
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the companion website -- Chapter 1 GETTING STARTED -- Who's who? -- Breastfeeding advisor -- Child protection nurse -- Clinical support worker -- Dietitian -- Health visitor -- Healthcare assistant -- Midwife -- Nursery assistant -- Nursery nurse -- Occupational therapist -- Orthoptist -- Pharmacist -- Pharmacy technician -- Physician assistant -- Physiotherapist -- Play specialist -- Psychologist -- School teacher -- Specialist nurse -- Social worker -- Speech and language therapist -- Staff nurse -- Ward clerk -- Ward sister -- What happens where? -- Playroom -- Teenage room -- Treatment room -- School room -- Parents' room -- Sensory room -- Day care unit -- Milk room -- Postnatal ward -- Paediatric emergency department -- Be prepared -- Jargon Buster -- Chapter 2 CHILD DEVELOPMENT -- What can a child of this age normally do? -- Six weeks -- Six to eight months -- Twelve months -- Eighteen months -- Two years -- Three years -- School -- Developmental delay and children with disabilities -- Support for children with disabilities and their families -- Growth -- Obesity -- Immunisations -- The UK vaccination schedule -- References -- Chapter 3 COMMUNICATION WITH CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS -- How to communicate with a baby or toddler -- How to communicate with an infant school child (4-6 years) -- How to communicate with a school-age child (7-12 years) -- How to communicate with a teenager -- How to communicate with a child using alternative communication -- How to communicate with anxious parents -- How to communicate with an expert parent or patient -- Breaking bad news -- Cultural sensitivity -- Illiteracy -- Consent -- Parental responsibility -- At what age can children consent for themselves? -- Useful websites -- Reference -- Chapter 4 CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFEGUARDING. ; Different forms of abuse -- Physical abuse -- Fabricated or induced illness (FII) -- Emotional abuse -- Neglect -- Sexual abuse -- Maternal substance abuse in pregnancy -- Female genital mutilation -- Forced marriage and honour violence -- Which children are most vulnerable to abuse? -- What to do if you suspect child abuse -- What should I say to the parents? -- What to do if you suspect sexual abuse -- Child protection medicals -- Working with social care, education and the police -- Social care -- Police -- I've made a referral to social services -- what happens next? -- What if you are worried about the immediate safety of the child? -- What is a section 17 investigation? -- Who is a child in need? -- Who is a looked-after child? -- What happens after it is decided that a child is in need? -- What is a strategy discussion? -- What is a section 47 enquiry? -- What is a child protection conference? -- What is a child protection plan? -- What is a child protection review conference? -- What is the child protection register? -- What stops us from considering the possibility of abuse? -- Useful websites -- References -- Chapter 5 COMMON PAEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES -- Basic Life Support -- Danger -- Response -- Shout for help -- Airway -- Breathing -- Circulation -- Choking child -- History -- Symptoms -- Signs -- Immediate management -- Advanced Life Support -- Airway management -- Breathing management -- Circulation management -- Emergency drugs -- ABCDE approach -- A - Airway -- B - Breathing -- C - Circulation -- D - Disability -- E - Exposure -- Reassess -- Take a brief history -- Anaphylaxis -- History -- Symptoms -- Signs -- Immediate management -- Further management -- Long-term management -- Acute asthma -- History -- Symptoms -- Signs -- Immediate management -- Further management -- Long-term management -- Drowning -- History -- Signs. ; Immediate management -- Further management -- Sepsis -- History -- Symptoms and signs -- Immediate management -- Further management -- Meningococcal septicaemia -- History -- Symptoms -- Signs -- Initial management -- Burns and scalds -- History -- Symptoms -- Signs -- Immediate management -- Further management -- Ongoing management -- Seizures -- History -- Immediate management -- Further management -- Poisoning -- History -- Symptoms and signs -- Immediate management -- Further management -- Diabetic ketoacidosis -- History -- Symptoms -- Signs -- Immediate management -- Further management -- Trauma -- Catastrophic external haemorrhage -- Airway and cervical spine control -- Breathing -- Circulation with haemorrhage control -- Disability and assessment of head injury -- Critical care transfer services -- North West England -- North East England -- West Midlands -- East Midlands -- South East England and London -- South Central and South West England -- North Wales -- East Scotland -- West Scotland -- Northern Ireland -- Useful websites -- References -- Chapter 6 PRACTICAL PROCEDURES -- Setting up -- Cannulation -- Taking blood (including heel prick sampling) -- Heel prick sampling -- Venepuncture in babies -- Capillary blood gas -- How to measure a spun bilirubin (SBR) -- How to measure packed cell volume -- Intraosseous access -- Nasogastric tube -- Lumbar puncture -- Urinary catheter insertion -- Suprapubic urine sample -- Mantoux test -- Injecting tuberculin -- 'Reading' the Mantoux test results -- Peak flow -- Hand-held spirometry -- Setting up a nebuliser -- Inhaler technique and using a spacer -- Intramuscular injections (for immunisations) -- How to use an Epipen/Anapen -- Changing a nappy -- References -- Chapter 7 PRESCRIBING IN CHILDREN -- General principles -- Getting children to actually take what you prescribe -- Fluids. ; Maintenance fluids -- Replacement therapy -- Analgesia -- Step 1 - mild pain -- Step 2 - moderate pain -- Step 3 - severe pain -- Controlled drugs -- Blood products -- When to give CMV -negative products -- When to give gamma-irradiated products -- Packed red cells -- Platelets -- Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) -- Drug level monitoring -- Useful websites -- Reference -- Chapter 8 TEENAGERS -- Taking a history from a teenager -- Mental health problems -- Deliberate self-harm and suicide -- Eating disorders -- Substance abuse -- Sexual health -- Chapter 9 NEONATES -- Neonatal life support at birth -- Stimulate and airway manoeuvre -- Reassess -- Give five inflation breaths -- Reassess -- Consider oxygen saturation monitoring -- Further inflation breaths or regular breaths -- Calculating Apgar scores -- Newborn baby checks -- Newborn examination -- Prematurity -- Resuscitation at birth for premature babies -- Extreme prematurity and resuscitation decisions -- The law in the United Kingdom -- Best interests -- Parental responsibility -- Euthanasia is illegal -- Intending relief of distress is normally legal -- Withdrawing or withholding treatment is the same in the eyes of the law -- Some useful ethical frameworks and guidance -- Intravenous fluids in infants -- Neonatal nurses -- Useful websites -- References -- Chapter 10 LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF -- Dealing with upsetting situations -- Short-term coping mechanisms -- Long-term coping mechanisms -- Bullying and harassment -- Practising paediatrics when you have your own children -- Emotional impact -- Not enough hours in the day -- Feeling isolated -- Nobody's perfect: dealing with mistakes -- Avoiding making mistakes -- Pitfall 1: Communication -- Pitfall 2: Being distracted at a critical moment -- Pitfall 3: Failure to follow protocol -- Pitfall 4: Acting beyond your competence -- Organisation. ; Night shifts -- Useful websites -- References -- Chapter 11 DEVELOPING YOUR CAREER -- Specialist training structure for paediatrics -- Opportunities for research -- Academic training programme -- Out-of-programme research (OOPR) -- Completing research projects alongside regular training -- College exams -- Written papers -- Clinical exam -- How to boost your CV -- CV building for medical students -- CV building for Foundation trainees -- CV building for specialist trainees -- Clinical governance - more than just audit -- Service improvement projects -- Patient safety -- Less than full-time training -- Teaching and training -- Work-based assessments and e-portfolios -- Useful websites -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: About to start a paediatrics rotation? Working with children for the first time? Thinking about a career in paediatrics? The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is the ultimate, practical guide for medical students encountering paediatrics for the first time, junior doctors thinking about working with children, and new paediatric trainees. It's full of vital information on practical procedures, prescribing for young patients, and communicating with children, as well as guidance on the paediatric training programme and paediatrics as a career. Full of clinical tips, and covering key information on developmental stages, common ethical dilemmas, and child protection, The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is also supported by online resources including practice prescribing scenarios and video content at www.wileyhandsonguides.com/paediatrics Take the stress out of paediatrics with The Hands-on Guide!.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Hands-On Guide to Practical Paediatrics
• ISBN: 9781118463598; 9781118463529
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810313903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Hands-On Guides