ABC of One to Seven, 5th Edition

Contributors vii

Preface viii

1 Talking to Children 1
Bernard Valman

2 The Terrible Twos 3
Claire Sturge

3 Sleep Problems 6
Bernard Valman

4 Respiratory Tract Infection 10
Bernard Valman

5 Tonsillitis and Otitis Media 14
Bernard Valman

6 Stridor 18
Bernard Valman

7 Asthma 21
Bernard Valman

8 Acute Abdominal Pain 28
Bernard Valman

9 Recurrent Abdominal Pain 32
Bernard Valman

10 Vomiting and Acute Diarrhoea 35
Bernard Valman

11 Chronic Diarrhoea 39
Bernard Valman

12 Urinary Tract Infection 43
Bernard Valman

13 Nocturnal Enuresis 48
Bernard Valman

14 Systolic Murmurs 51
Bernard Valman

15 Growth Failure 53
Bernard Valman

16 Prevention and Management of Obesity 57
Bernard Valman

17 Common Rashes 60
Bernard Valman

18 Infectious Diseases 64
Bernard Valman

19 Paediatric Dermatology 69
Saleem Goolamali

20 Febrile Convulsions 77
Bernard Valman

21 Epilepsy 80
Bernard Valman

22 Recurrent Headache 83
Bernard Valman

23 Poisoning 86
Bernard Valman

24 Accidents 90
Bernard Valman

25 Severely Ill Children 94
Bernard Valman

26 Basic Life Support in the Community 100
Bernard Valman

27 The Child with Fever 102
Bernard Valman

28 Behaviour Problems 105
Bernard Valman

29 Children with Special Needs 108
Daphne Keen

30 School Failure 112
Ruth Levere

31 Minor Orthopaedic Problems 115
John Fixsen

32 Limp 119
John Fixsen

33 Services for Children: Primary Care 122
Ed Peile

34 Services for Children: The Community 128
Arlene Boroda

35 Services for Children: Outpatient Clinics and Day-Care 131
Bernard Valman

36 Services for Children: Emergency Department Ambulatory and Inpatients 134
Bernard Valman

37 Audit in Primary Care Paediatrics 138
Ed Peile

38 Child Abuse 141
Arlene Boroda

39 Services for Children: Children’s Social Care 144
Ron Lock

40 Useful Information 147
Bernard Valman

Acknowledgements 153

Index 154