Thyroid disorders
19.2 Thyroid disorders Fergus Cameron, Justin Brown Normal thyroid function throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence is essential for a normal developmental and physiological outcome. Thyroid disease is one of the…
Sleep problems
3.13 Sleep problems Sadasivam Suresh, Helen Heussler Introduction Sleep is a universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom. The role of sleep in human beings has been studied with increasing interest…
The clinical consultation
2.1 The clinical consultation Mike South, Sean A. Beggs The clinical consultation is the central act of medicine, with its primary aim being to arrive at a diagnosis and management…
The child of uncertain sex
19.3 The child of uncertain sex Jan Fairchild Disorders of sexual development are congenital conditions in which the development of chromosomal, gonadal or phenotypic sex is atypical. This includes infants…
Bone mineral disorders
19.5 Bone mineral disorders Colin Jones, Joshua Kausman Hypocalcaemia, rickets and hypercalcaemia are the most common manifestations of disorders of calcium, phosphate and vitamin D metabolism. Disorders of magnesium metabolism…
Birth defects, prenatal diagnosis and teratogens
10.1 Birth defects, prenatal diagnosis and teratogens Jan Liebelt, Neil Hotham Birth defects A birth defect is any abnormality, structural or functional, identified at any age, that began before birth,…
Congenital and perinatal infections
11.4 Congenital and perinatal infections Mike Starr Introduction Infections in the fetus and newborn (perinatal infections) may be acquired in utero (congenital infection), around the time of delivery or in…
Bone and joint infections
12.2 Bone and joint infections Jonathan Carapetis, Andrew Steer Introduction Infections of bones (osteomyelitis) and joints (septic arthritis) can occur at any age but are much more common in children…
