Obgyn Key

19.1 Growth and variations of growth Sarah McMahon Growth is a multifactorial process influenced by genetic, nutritional, hormonal, psychosocial and other factors, including the general health of a child. As…

9.1 Surgical conditions in older children Sebastian K. King, Spencer W. Beasley The penis and foreskin The glans of the uncircumcised penis is protected by a layer of loose skin…

16.3 Cancers Antoinette Anazodo, Tracey O’Brien Over the past 30 years we have seen dramatic improvements in the treatment and survival of childhood cancer. Survival rates have climbed from below…

10.2 Modern genetics Nicola Poplawski A clinical geneticist is a medical specialist who has expert knowledge of human clinical and laboratory genetics. However, because genetic information underlies the development and…

17.3 Neuromuscular disorders Monique Ryan, Andrew Kornberg Neuromuscular disorders of childhood have become a focus of increasing attention in recent years. Although many of these conditions are difficult to diagnose…

11.5 Surgical conditions in the newborn Sebastian K. King, Spencer W. Beasley The majority of the conditions discussed in this chapter will present initially to the paediatrician, general practitioner or…

15.1 Suspected heart disease assessment Michael Cheung Scale of the problem Cardiac abnormalities or disease affect approximately 1% of children in the developed world and 2–3% in developing countries. This…

19.4 Diabetes Jennifer Couper, Timothy W. Jones Diabetes mellitus Diabetes mellitus is caused by a deficiency in the secretion or action of insulin. It is one of the most common…

22.2 Eye disorders Susan Carden, James Elder Examination of the eyes should be included in all general medical paediatric checks because it is only through timeliness of diagnosis of ophthalmic…

11.1 The newborn infant stabilization and examination Brian Darlow Dr Neil Campbell began this Chapter in the fifth edition of this book, thus: ‘Most babies are born at term gestation…