A Synopsis of Children's Diseases
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A Synopsis of Children's Diseases

  1. 696 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A Synopsis of Children's Diseases

About this book

A Synopsis of Children's Diseases, Fourth Edition serves as a guide to the common as well as rare diseases in children. This book discusses the importance of hereditarily determined diseases. Organized into two parts encompassing 196 chapters, this edition begins with an overview of the norms of development of children. This text then discusses the various types of congenital malformations if mother contracts rubella during pregnancy, including deafness, congenital heart disease, eye defects, and other lesions. Other chapters consider the incidence of infant mortality during the first twelve months of life. This book discusses as well the pathology and cause of intracranial hemorrhage, which is the common cause of death or permanent disability in infants. The final chapter deals with the various causes of sudden death in young infants. This book is a valuable resource for pediatricians and general practitioners. Undergraduate students will also find this book extremely useful.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. A Synopsis of Children's Diseases
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contens
  5. PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION
  6. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
  7. PART I: THE HEALTHY CHILD
  8. PART II: THE SICK CHILD
  9. APPENDIX I: INCIDENCE OF SOME GENETICALLY DETERMINED CONDITIONS
  10. APPENDIX II: CONVERSION TABLES
  11. APPENDIX III: DOSAGE OF SOME IMPORTANT DRUGS
  12. APPENDIX IV: Potassium Content in mEq./1. of some Oral Fluids
  13. APPENDIX V: CLINICAL PATHOLOGY IN CHILDREN: NORMAL VALUES
  14. APPENDIX VI: RISK OF RUBELLA EMBRYOPATHY AT DIFFERENT FOETAL AGES
  15. INDEX