Paediatric Handbook

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Paediatric Handbook is a trusted guide to managing common and serious childhood illnesses and disorders. This bestselling resource provides students and practitioners across medical, nursing, and allied health fields with authoritative and up-to-date information on a comprehensive range of paediatric topics, enabling readers to make the appropriate decisions at the point of care. Now in its tenth edition, the Handbook features clear illustrations and evidence-based diagnostic and management algorithms throughout, covering resuscitation and medical emergencies, prescribing and therapeutics, medicine, surgery, procedures, and much more. Contains accessible summaries of common and serious paediatric illnesses and disorders Aligns with latest clinical practice guidelines Features numerous full-colour photos, illustrations, diagrams, and clinical images Provides practical guidance on professional ethics and communication in paediatric consultations Includes updated information on refugee health and trans and gender diverse health Paediatric Handbook is an invaluable reference for medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals, as well as students and trainees.

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Paediatric Handbook is a trusted guide to managing common and serious childhood illnesses and disorders. This bestselling resource provides students and practitioners across medical, nursing, and allied health fields with authoritative and up-to-date information on a comprehensive range of paediatric topics, enabling readers to make the appropriate decisions at the point of care.Now in its tenth edition, the Handbook features clear illustrations and evidence-based diagnostic and management algorithms throughout, covering resuscitation and medical emergencies, prescribing and therapeutics, medicine, surgery, procedures, and much more.* Contains accessible summaries of common and serious paediatric illnesses and disorders* Aligns with latest clinical practice guidelines* Features numerous full-colour photos, illustrations, diagrams, and clinical images* Provides practical guidance on professional ethics and communication in paediatric consultations* Includes updated information on refugee health and trans and gender diverse healthPaediatric Handbook is an invaluable reference for medical practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals, as well as students and trainees.

List of Contributors viiiAcknowledgements xvForeword xviRCH Handbook List xviiPreface xviii1 Communication in the paediatric consultation 1Mike Forrester, Daryl Efron2 Ethics 7Lynn Gillam, Clare Delany3 Resuscitation and medical emergencies 16Michael Clifford, Tali Gadish, Joanne Grindlay4 Poisoning and envenomation 26James Tibballs, Noel Cranswick5 Procedures 39Peter Archer, Leah Hickey, Ruth Armstrong6 Pain management 59George Chalkiadis, Greta Palmer, Ian McKenzie7 Fluids and electrolytes 77Sarah McNab, Trevor Duke8 Prescribing and therapeutics 86Noel Cranswick, Antun Bogovic, David Metz9 Immunisation 91Daryl Cheng, Nigel Crawford10 Nutrition 100Liz Rogers, Evelyn Volders, Victoria Evans, Zoe McCallum, Julie E. Bines11 Growth 112Jane Standish, Zoe McCallum, Daniella Tassoni, Peter Simm12 Adolescent medicine 125Susan Sawyer, Michelle Telfer, Colette Reveley, Kathy Rowe, Adam Scheinberg13 Allergy 136Joanne Smart, Dean Tey14 Behaviour and mental health 146Ric Haslam, Chidambaram Prakash, Christos Symeonides15 Cardiology 170Remi Kowalski, Bryn Jones, Michael Cheung16 Clinical genetics 182Natasha J. Brown17 Dentistry 189Kerrod Hallett, Lochana Ramalingam18 Dermatology 194Rod Phillips, David Orchard19 Endocrinology 212Peter Simm, Fergus Cameron, Mary White, Margaret Zacharin, Jeff Kao, Michele O'Connell20 Forensic medicine 243Anne Smith, Joanna Tully21 Gastroenterology 253Winita Hardikar, Liz Bannister, Susan Gibb22 Gynaecology 267Sonia R. Grover, Charlotte V. Elder23 Haematology 277Helen Savoia, Luisa Clucas, Gemma Crighton, Sally Campbell, Anthea Greenway, Paul Monagle24 Immunology 295Sharon Choo, Theresa Cole25 Infectious diseases 301Nigel Curtis, Mike Starr, Josh Osowicki26 Metabolic medicine 336Joy Lee, Heidi Peters27 Neonatal medicine 341Leah Hickey, Ruth Armstrong, Warwick Teague28 Neurodevelopment and disability 383Daryl Efron, Gehan Roberts, Lynne Harrison, Gordon Baikie, Giuliana Antolovich, Deborah Marks, Catherine Marraffa29 Neurology 401Mark Mackay, Andrew Kornberg, Alison Wray30 Oncology 420Diane Hanna, Rachel Conyers31 Ophthalmology 431Anu Mathew32 Orthopaedics 439Michael B. Johnson, Leo Donnan33 Otolaryngology 451Elizabeth Rose, Valerie Sung34 Palliative care 465Bronwyn Sacks, Molly Williams, Sidharth Vemuri, Jenny Hynson35 Refugee health 473Georgia Paxton36 Rehabilitation medicine 484Adam Scheinberg, Neil Wimalasundera37 Renal medicine 493Joshua Kausman, Susan Gibb38 Respiratory medicine 507Danielle Wurzel, Sarath Ranganathan, John Massie39 Rheumatology 529Jane Munro, Georgina Tiller40 Sleep medicine 536Amanda Griffiths, Harriet Hiscock41 Surgery 543Michael Nightingale, Aurore Bouty42 Trans and gender diverse health 556Michelle Telfer, Ken PangAppendix: Antimicrobial guidelines 560Index 572