Baby & child health: everything you need to know [1st American ed] 9780756689759, 0756689759

Table of contents :
5 Contents......Page 7
7 Introduction......Page 9
10 Your child’s wellbeing......Page 12
12 Your growing baby......Page 14
14 Your growing toddler......Page 16
16 Your growing child......Page 18
18 Eating a healthy diet......Page 20
20 Being active......Page 22
21 Immunizing your child......Page 23
22 Keeping your child safe......Page 24
26 Dealing with a sick child......Page 28
27 Seeking medical help......Page 29
28 Taking your child’s temperature......Page 30
29 Bringing down a fever......Page 31
30 Medicines for babies and children......Page 32
31 Symptom charts......Page 33
32 Fever (children under 1)......Page 34
34 Fever (children over 1)......Page 36
36 Diarrhoea (children under 1)......Page 38
38 Diarrhoea (children over 1)......Page 40
40 Vomiting (children under 1)......Page 42
42 Vomiting (children over 1)......Page 44
44 Skin problems (children under 1)......Page 46
46 Spots and rashes......Page 48
50 Rash with fever......Page 52
52 Itchiness......Page 54
54 Lumps and swellings......Page 56
56 Feeling generally unwell......Page 58
58 Abnormal drowsiness or confusion......Page 60
60 Dizziness, faintness, and seizures......Page 62
62 Disturbed or impaired vision......Page 64
64 Painful or itchy ear......Page 66
66 Hearing problems......Page 68
68 Coughing......Page 70
71 Sore throat......Page 73
72 Breathing problems......Page 74
74 Mouth problems......Page 76
76 Abdominal pain......Page 78
79 Abnormal-looking faeces......Page 81
82 Urinary problems......Page 84
86 All about illness......Page 88
87 Common conditions in babies......Page 89
88 Umbilical cord problems; Neonatal jaundice......Page 90
89 Spots and rashes......Page 91
90 Birthmarks......Page 92
91 Cradle cap......Page 93
92 Sticky eye......Page 94
93 Nappy rash......Page 95
94 Colic......Page 96
96 Reflux......Page 98
97 Wind......Page 99
98 Teething......Page 100
99 Failure to thrive......Page 101
100 Inguinal hernia; Umbilical hernia......Page 102
101 Infectious diseases......Page 103
102 Meningitis......Page 104
103 Tetanus; Scarlet fever......Page 105
104 Chickenpox......Page 106
106 Measles......Page 108
107 Rubella......Page 109
108 Mumps......Page 110
109 Hand, foot and mouth disease......Page 111
110 Roseola infantum; Slapped cheek syndrome......Page 112
111 Lyme disease......Page 113
112 Whooping cough......Page 114
113 Skin disorders......Page 115
114 Eczema......Page 116
116 Psoriasis......Page 118
117 Cellulitis; Boils......Page 119
118 Impetigo......Page 120
119 Cold sores; Molluscum contagiosum......Page 121
120 Warts and verrucas......Page 122
121 Ringworm; Fungal nails......Page 123
122 Athlete’s foot......Page 124
123 Pityriasis rosea; Pityriasis alba......Page 125
124 Scabies; Headlice......Page 126
126 Insect bites and stings......Page 128
127 Urticaria; Cuts and grazes......Page 129
128 Bruising; Splinter......Page 130
129 Blister; Minor burns......Page 131
130 Sunburn......Page 132
131 Eye, ear, nose, and throat disorders......Page 133
132 Squint......Page 134
133 Vision problems......Page 135
134 Conjunctivitis......Page 136
135 Chalazion......Page 137
136 Stye......Page 138
137 Foreign bodies......Page 139
138 Inflamed ear canal......Page 140
139 Middle-ear infection......Page 141
140 Build-up of earwax; Glue ear......Page 142
142 Barotrauma......Page 144
143 Nosebleed......Page 145
144 Allergic rhinitis......Page 146
146 Enlarged adenoids; Epiglottitis......Page 148
147 Throat infection......Page 149
148 Obstructive sleep apnoea......Page 150
149 Respiratory system disorders......Page 151
150 Asthma......Page 152
152 Viral-induced wheeze; Common cold......Page 154
154 Influenza......Page 156
155 Croup......Page 157
156 Bronchitis......Page 158
157 Pneumonia......Page 159
158 Bronchiolitis......Page 160
159 Digestive system disorders......Page 161
160 Tooth decay......Page 162
161 Gum disease; Dental abscess......Page 163
162 Mouth ulcers......Page 164
163 Food intolerance......Page 165
164 Food allergy......Page 166
165 Irritable bowel syndrome......Page 167
166 Coeliac disease......Page 168
167 Travel sickness......Page 169
168 Hepatitis; Gastroenteritis......Page 170
170 Giardiasis; Threadworms......Page 172
172 Appendicitis......Page 174
173 Abdominal migraine......Page 175
174 Recurrent abdominal pain; Constipation......Page 176
176 Toddler’s diarrhoea......Page 178
177 Urinary and genital disorders......Page 179
178 Urinary tract infections......Page 180
179 Balanitis......Page 181
180 Bladder control problems......Page 182
181 Foreskin problems; Undescended testes......Page 183
182 Hydrocele; Vaginal problems......Page 184
183 Nervous system and hormonal disorders......Page 185
184 Headache......Page 186
185 Migraine......Page 187
186 Head injury......Page 188
187 Febrile convulsions......Page 189
188 Diabetes mellitus......Page 190
190 Short stature; Precocious puberty......Page 192
191 Developmental and behavioural conditions......Page 193
192 Sleep problems......Page 194
194 Bad habits......Page 196
195 Anxiety and fears......Page 197
196 Speech delay......Page 198
197 Stuttering; Tics......Page 199
198 Dyspraxia; Soiling......Page 200
199 Dyslexia......Page 201
200 ADHD......Page 202
202 Autistic spectrum disorders......Page 204
203 Glossary of other medical conditions Bone infection • Cerebral palsy • Cleft lip and palate • Club foot • Congenital heart disease......Page 205
204 Cystic fibrosis • Developmental dysplasia of the hip • Down’s syndrome • Encephalitis • Epilepsy • Fragile X syndrome......Page 206
205 Glomerulonephritis • Haemophilia • Henoch– Schönlein purpura • Hypospadias • Hypothyroidism • Intestinal obstruction • Iron-deficiency anaemia......Page 207
206 Irritable hip • Joint infection • Juvenile idiopathic arthritis • Kawasaki disease • Leukaemia • Nephrotic syndrome......Page 208
207 Muscular dystrophy • Perthes’ disease • Phenylketonuria • Pyloric stenosis • Sickle cell anaemia • Testicular torsion • Turner’s syndrome • Wilms’ tumour......Page 209
210 Unconscious baby......Page 212
212 Unconscious child......Page 214
214 Choking baby......Page 216
215 Choking child......Page 217
216 Serious bleeding; Severe burns......Page 218
217 Poisoning; Heat exhaustion......Page 219
218 Anaphylactic shock; Strains and sprains......Page 220
219 Broken bones......Page 221
220 Useful resources......Page 222
221 Index......Page 223
224 Acknowledgments......Page 226

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