14.5 Lower respiratory tract infections and abnormalities Peter LeSouëf Lower respiratory tract infections Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a major cause of morbidity in developed and developing countries and…
5.2 Resuscitation Ed Oakley, Mike South The term ‘collapse’ is used here to describe a state in which a child’s neurological and/or cardiorespiratory function is acutely and severely impaired. Diagnosis…
10.5 Inborn errors of metabolism David Coman, Jim McGill Inborn errors of metabolism (IEM), or metabolic disorders, are clinical conditions that result from a block in one of the metabolic…
20.1 Abdominal pain and vomiting Spencer Beasley, Andrew Day Acute abdominal pain and vomiting are common symptoms in children and a frequent reason for children to be taken to the…
3.9 Child abuse Terence Donald Development of current concepts The sanctity and privacy of the Western family and its unfettered authority over its children was not challenged by society as…
14.6 An approach to chronic cough and cystic fibrosis Anne Chang, Nitin Kapur Introduction Cough is the most common symptom of respiratory disease for which parents seek medical attention in…
5.3 Poisoning and envenomation James Tibballs, Ed Oakley, Ken Winkel Poisoning and envenomation are two important areas of emergency care that should be familiar to any health practitioner involved with…
17.1 Seizures and epilepsies Jeremy Freeman, Simon Harvey Few events are more alarming to parents than their child having a first febrile convulsion or epileptic seizure. Seizures occur in up…
17.4 Neural tube defects, large heads and hydrocephalus Peter Flett, Ray Russo Neural tube defects The neural tube is the embryological structure from which the brain and spinal cord develop….
13.2 Immunodeficiency and its investigation Melanie Wong Recurrent infections, especially in the small child, are common. It can be challenging, but important, to determine which children warrant investigation to exclude…
