- 240 pages
- English
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About this book
This book will be a vital tool for all clinicians in the front line when an ill child presents with an acute illness. Experienced paediatricians, postgraduate doctors, primary care physicians, and paediatric nurses will find this a useful refresher, and it will be an invaluable primer for newly trained doctors and students, or those new to the paediatric wards.
Each chapter here provides an overview of each symptom and sign followed by the most likely underlying causes in an easy-to-use tabular format. Investigative techniques and guidelines follow, ranging from the simple and inexpensive to the more complex, as do Top Tips and Red Flag warnings to note; new to this second edition are concluding summaries of Key Points, as well as an entirely new Endocrine chapter.
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1
Chest
Acute Shortness of Breath (Dyspnoea)
Clinical Overview
Dyspnoea is a subjective feeling of difficulty in breathing. Children or parents may describe dyspnoea as ‘getting easily tired’ or ‘can’t keep up with other kids’. It may occur spontaneously or during certain activities such as exercise or during feeding in infants. Dyspnoea is a common symptom of a variety of cardio-pulmonary diseases. Respiratory diseases, such as asthma, remain the most common reason for dyspnoea. In older children, psychological factors can contribute to the sensation of dyspnoea. Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) is an important cause of dyspnoea at any age of childhood. Children presenting with dyspnoea usually have other symptoms and signs of respiratory distress syndrome, including tachypnoea, subcostal recession, tachycardia and chest tightness. The term may also include ‘unusual pattern of breathing’. For example, hyperpnoea, which occurs in metabolic acidosis, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, may also give a sensation of dyspnoea.
Possible Diagnoses
| Onset in Infants | Children |
| Common | |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | Asthma |
| Transient tachypnoea | Viral-induced wheeze |
| Viral-induced wheeze | Pneumonia |
| Bronchiolitis | CCF |
| CCF | Psychogenic |
| Rare | |
| Pulmonary oedema | Pulmonary oedema |
| Pneumonia | Obstructive airway diseases |
| Pneumothorax | Pulmonary embolism |
| Persistent pulmonary hypertension | Inhaled foreign body |
| Pleural effusion | Chronic lung disease |
| Pulmonary hypoplasia | Neuromuscular disease (e.g. myasthenia gravis) |
| Pericardial tamponade | Hyperventilation |
| Pu... | |
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- List of Abbreviations
- Chapter 1: Chest
- Chapter 2: Abdomen
- Chapter 3: Systemic Physical Condition
- Chapter 4: Face
- Chapter 5: Neck
- Chapter 6: Nose
- Chapter 7: Oral
- Chapter 8: Ear
- Chapter 9: Eye
- Chapter 10: Urinary
- Chapter 11: Genital
- Chapter 12: Cerebral
- Chapter 13: Endocrine
- Chapter 14: Skin
- Chapter 15: Hair and Nails
- Chapter 16: Bones and Joints
- Index