Practical Approach to Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Practical, handy and succinct, this full colour pocketbook provides clear-cut clinical guidance to the main symptoms that infants and children commonly present with in both primary and secondary care. Clearly divided into specific sections covering the GI tract, liver and nutrition, Professor Kelly and her team discuss how best to investigate and manage specific clinical problems such as vomiting, abdominal pain, acute diarrhoea, constipation and jaundice using a highly clinical problem-orientated approach. They cover the management of important clinical problems such as chronic liver disease, ascites, malnutrition, obesity, coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease, and provide advice on nutritional problems in premature infants and children including weaning and food aversion. Key points, potential pitfalls, and management algorithms allow for rapid-reference, and link with the latest evidence, guidelines and protocols from ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN providing coverage of the major professional society recommendations for clinical practice. Brought to you by the experts, Practical Approach to Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is the perfect accompaniment for trainees in gastroenterology, hepatology and pediatrics, as well as nutritionists, GI nurses and GPs.

Practical, handy and succinct, this full colour pocketbookprovides clear-cut clinical guidance to the main symptoms thatinfants and children commonly present with in both primary andsecondary care.Clearly divided into specific sections covering the GI tract, liverand nutrition, Professor Kelly and her team discuss how best toinvestigate and manage specific clinical problems such asvomiting, abdominal pain, acute diarrhoea, constipation andjaundice using a highly clinical problem-orientatedapproach.They cover the management of important clinical problems such aschronic liver disease, ascites, malnutrition, obesity, coeliacdisease and inflammatory bowel disease, and provide advice onnutritional problems in premature infants and children includingweaning and food aversion.Key points, potential pitfalls, and management algorithms allowfor rapid-reference, and link with the latest evidenceguidelines and protocols from ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN providingcoverage of the major professional society recommendations forclinical practice.Brought to you by the experts, Practical Approach toGastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is the perfectaccompaniment for trainees in gastroenterologyhepatology and pediatrics, as well as nutritionists, GI nursesand GPs.

Preface, viiAcknowledgements, viiiPart I Gastroenterology, 11 The infant with abdominal pain, 32 The child with abdominal pain, 63 The infant with vomiting, 154 The child with vomiting, 215 Difficulty swallowing, 246 Abdominal distension, 297 The infant with acute diarrhoea, 328 The child with acute diarrhoea, 359 The infant with chronic diarrhoea, 4010 The child with chronic diarrhoea, 4711 Gastrointestinal bleeding, 6112 Food-associated symptoms, 6713 Abdominal mass, 7614 The infant with constipation, 7915 The child with constipation, 8316 Perianal pain, 90Part II Hepatology, 9317 The infant with jaundice, 9518 The acutely unwell infant, 10819 The infant with splenomegaly, 11820 The infant with a hepatic cause for abdominal distension, 12121 The older child with jaundice, 12822 The older child who is acutely unwell, 13423 The older child with hepatic causes of abdominal distension, 13824 Chronic liver disease: itching, 14125 Chronic liver disease: ascites, 14526 Chronic liver disease: haematemesis or meleana, 14827 Children with incidental abnormal liver biochemistry, 15028 The child with cystic fibrosis, 15229 The child with liver disease following chemotherapy, 15530 The management of a child with acute liver failure, 15831 Indications for liver transplant, 16432 Complications following liver transplant, 166Part III Nutrition, 17133 Nutritional monitoring, 17334 Nutrition in the normal infant: breast-feeding, 17635 Nutrition in the normal infant: infant formulae, 18036 Nutrition in premature infants, 18337 Problems with weaning, 18638 The infant or child with poor feeding, 18839 Food aversion, 19240 Ingestion of non-food items (pica), 19441 Nutrition in neurodisability, 19842 Malnutrition, 20143 Obesity, 20944 Intestinal failure, 21345 Parenteral nutrition: initiating and monitoring, 22546 Parenteral nutrition: complications, 23047 Parenteral nutrition: weaning, 23748 Home parenteral nutrition, 23949 Enteral tube feeding, 24150 Nutrition in cystic fibrosis, 247Index, 249