Paediatric handbook / edited by Kate Harding, Daniel S. Mason, Daryl Efron.

Includes index.

TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Contributors viii Acknowledgements xv Foreword xvi RCH Handbook List xvii Preface xviii 1 Communication in the paediatric consultation - Mike Forrester, Daryl Efron 2 Ethics - Lynn Gillam, Clare Delany 3 Resuscitation and medical emergencies - Michael Clifford, Tali Gadish, Joanne Grindlay 4 Poisoning and envenomation - James Tibballs, Noel Cranswick 5 Procedures - Peter Archer, Leah Hickey, Ruth Armstrong 6 Pain management - George Chalkiadis, Greta Palmer, Ian McKenzie 7 Fluids and electrolytes - Sarah McNab, Trevor Duke 8 Prescribing and therapeutics - Noel Cranswick, Antun Bogovic, David Metz 9 Immunisation - Daryl Cheng, Nigel Crawford 10 Nutrition - Liz Rogers, Evelyn Volders, Victoria Evans, Zoe McCallum, Julie E. Bines 11 Growth - Jane Standish, Zoe McCallum, Daniella Tassoni, Peter Simm 12 Adolescent medicine - Susan Sawyer, Michelle Telfer, Colette Reveley, Kathy Rowe, Adam Scheinberg 13 Allergy - Joanne Smart, Dean Tey 14 Behaviour and mental health 146 Ric Haslam, Chidambaram Prakash, Christos Symeonides 15 Cardiology 170 Remi Kowalski, Bryn Jones, Michael Cheung 16 Clinical genetics 182 Natasha J. Brown 17 Dentistry - Kerrod Hallett, Lochana Ramalingam 18 Dermatology - Rod Phillips, David Orchard 19 Endocrinology - Peter Simm, Fergus Cameron, Mary White, Margaret Zacharin, Jeff Kao, Michele O’Connell 20 Forensic medicine - Anne Smith, Joanna Tully 21 Gastroenterology - Winita Hardikar, Liz Bannister, Susan Gibb 22 Gynaecology - Sonia R. Grover, Charlotte V. Elder 23 Haematology - Helen Savoia, Luisa Clucas, Gemma Crighton, Sally Campbell, Anthea Greenway, Paul Monagle 24 Immunology - Sharon Choo, Theresa Cole 25 Infectious diseases - Nigel Curtis, Mike Starr, Josh Osowicki 26 Metabolic medicine - Joy Lee, Heidi Peters 27 Neonatal medicine - Leah Hickey, Ruth Armstrong, Warwick Teague 28 Neurodevelopment and disability - Daryl Efron, Gehan Roberts, Lynne Harrison, Gordon Baikie, Giuliana Antolovich, Deborah Marks, Catherine Marraffa 29 Neurology - Mark Mackay, Andrew Kornberg, Alison Wray 30 Oncology - Diane Hanna, Rachel Conyers 31 Ophthalmology - Anu Mathew 32 Orthopaedics - Michael B. Johnson, Leo Donnan 33 Otolaryngology - Elizabeth Rose, Valerie Sung 34 Palliative care - Bronwyn Sacks, Molly Williams, Sidharth Vemuri, Jenny Hynson 35 Refugee health - Georgia Paxton 36 Rehabilitation medicine - Adam Scheinberg, Neil Wimalasundera 37 Renal medicine - Joshua Kausman, Susan Gibb 38 Respiratory medicine - Danielle Wurzel, Sarath Ranganathan, John Massie 39 Rheumatology - Jane Munro, Georgina Tiller 40 Sleep medicine - Amanda Griffiths, Harriet Hiscock 41 Surgery - Michael Nightingale, Aurore Bouty 42 Trans and gender diverse health - Michelle Telfer, Ken Pang Appendix: Antimicrobial guidelines Index

"The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Paediatric Handbook is a trusted guide to managing common and serious childhood illnesses and disorders. This bestselling resource provides students and practitioners across medical, nursing, and allied health fields with authoritative and up-to-date information on a comprehensive range of paediatric topics, enabling readers to make the appropriate decisions at the point of care. Now in its tenth edition, the Handbook features clear illustrations and evidence-based diagnostic and management algorithms throughout, covering resuscitation and medical emergencies, prescribing and therapeutics, medicine, surgery, procedures, and much more." -- Publisher. Contains accessible summaries of common and serious paediatric illnesses and disorders Aligns with latest clinical practice guidelines Features numerous full-colour photos, illustrations, diagrams, and clinical images Provides practical guidance on professional ethics and communication in paediatric consultations Includes updated information on refugee health and trans and gender diverse health Paediatric Handbook is an invaluable reference for medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals, as well as students and trainees.