The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Paediatric Handbookaisaa trustedaguideato managing common and seriousachildhoodaillnessesaand disorders.aThis bestselling resource provides students and practitioners acrossamedical, nursing,aand allied healthafields with authoritative and up-to-date information on a comprehensive range ofapaediatricatopics, enabling readers to makeatheaappropriate decisions at the point of care.a Now in its tenth edition, theaHandbookafeaturesaclear illustrationsaandaevidence-basedadiagnostic and management algorithmsathroughout, coveringaresuscitation andamedicalaemergencies,aprescribing andatherapeutics,amedicine, surgery,aprocedures,aand much more.aa O Contains accessible summaries of common and seriousapaediatricaillnesses and disordersa O Aligns with latest clinical practice guidelinesa O Features numerous full-colouraphotos, illustrations, diagrams,aandaclinical imagesa O Provides practical guidance on professional ethics and communication in paediatric consultationsa O Includes updated information on refugeeahealthaandatrans and gender diverse healtha Paediatric Handbookais an invaluable referenceaforamedical practitioners, nurses andaalliedahealth professionals,aas well asastudents and trainees.
Contributors Acknowledgements Foreword RCH Handbook list Preface 1. Communication in the Paediatric Consultation 2. Ethics 3. Resuscitation and Medical Emergencies 4. Poisoning and Envenomation 5. Procedures 6. Pain management 7. Fluid and Electrolytes 8. Prescribing and Therapeutics 9. Immunisation 10. Nutrition 11. Growth 12. Adolescent Medicine 13. Allergy 14. Behaviour and Mental health 15. Cardiology 16. Clinical genetics 17. Dentistry 18. Dermatology 19. Endocrinology 20. Forensic medicine 21. Gastroenterology 22. Gynaecology 23. Haematology 24. Immunology 25. Infectious diseases 26. Metabolic medicine 27. Neonatal medicine 28. Neurodevelopment and Disability 29. Neurology 30. Oncology 31. Ophthalmology 32. Orthopaedics 33. Otolaryngology 34. Palliative care 35. Refugee Health 36. Rehabilitation medicine 37. Renal medicine 38. Respiratory medicine 39. Rheumatology 40. Sleep medicine 41. Surgery 42. Trans and gender diverse health Appendix: Antimicrobial guidelines Index
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