Safe Care in Paediatrics, 1st Edition

by Alf Nicholson, FRCPI FRCPCH, John Murphy, Sarah Taaffe and Kevin Dunne, MD FRCPI

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ISBN: 9780443108853

Publication Date: 10-14-2024

Page Count: 268

Imprint: Elsevier

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Key Features
The strengths of the book are:
- The ability to learn from other’s experiences and mistakes and share this learning
- All chapters reviewed by sub-specialists in Paediatrics with a focus on presentations to first responders including family practitioners
- Instructive case scenarios highlighting clinical pearls and pitfalls to avoid
- High-quality clinical images throughout
Unique chapters on:
- Safe care for infants and children including the use of artificial intelligence
- Avoiding errors
- Picking up the sick child with practical tips especially for family doctors and first responders
- Potential pitfalls in both the newborn and 6-week examinations
- Unravelling the diagnosis in an infant or child with a fever
- Key symptoms and signs guiding family doctors to suspect cancer in childhood
- Mental health issues in adolescence
- Ordering and interpreting tests in children
- Surviving and thriving throughout a career in paediatric nursing or medicine
Contents

1. Towards Safer Care for Children
Alf Nicholson, Jamal Hashem
2. Responding to Errors
Ciaran Carthy, Alf Nicholson
3. Recognising the Sick Child
Carol Blackburn, Karina Butler
4. Managing the Febrile Infant or Child
Alf Nicholson, Karina Butler
5. The Newborn and Six-week Examinations
John Murphy
6. Important Rashes to Recognise in Infants and Children
Fiona Browne, Kevin Dunne
7. Diagnosing Cancer in Childhood
Michael Capra, Sarah Taaffe
8. The Child With a Limp
Carol Blackburn
9. Child Protection and Safeguarding Concerns
Sabine Maguire
10. Important Cardiac Diagnoses in Children
Terence Prendiville
11. Fits, Faints and Funny Turns
Amre Shahwan
12. Presentations of Endocrine Disease
Niamh McGrath
13. The Child With Abdominal Pain
Alan Mortell, Billy Bourke
14. Pneumonia in Children
Desmond Cox
15. Mental Health Issues in Adolescence
Fiona McNicholas
16. Neonatal Intensive Care – A Challenging Arena
John Murphy
17. Ordering and Interpreting Tests in Children
Kevin Dunne, Alf Nicholson, Aengus O’Marcaigh, Michael Riordan, Ellen Crushell, Niamh McGrath, Annemarie Broderick, Jonathan Hourihane, James Foley, James O’Byrne
18. Commonly Ordered Radiological Tests and Their Interpretation
Yusra Sheikh
19. Twelve Memorable Diagnoses
Alf Nicholson, Aisling Dunne, Neale Kalis, John Murphy
20. Surviving and Thriving Throughout a Career in Healthcare
Sarah Taaffe, Hani Malik, Ciaran O’Boyle
Authors

Alf Nicholson, FRCPI FRCPCH, Professor of Paediatrics and Head of the School of Medicine, RCSI Bahrain, John Murphy, Sarah Taaffe, Paediatric Lead in GP Training, Irish College of General Practitioners, Ireland and Kevin Dunne, MD FRCPI, Professor of Paediatrics, RCSI Bahrain