Kelly / Bremner / Hartley Practical Approach to Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-118-77866-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

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 evidence,guidelines 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 gastroenterology,hepatology and pediatrics, as well as nutritionists, GI nursesand GPs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kelly, Deirdre

Bremner, Ronald

Hartley, Jane

Flynn, Diana

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, vii
Acknowledgements, viii
Part I Gastroenterology, 1
1 The infant with abdominal pain, 3
2 The child with abdominal pain, 6
3 The infant with vomiting, 15
4 The child with vomiting, 21
5 Difficulty swallowing, 24
6 Abdominal distension, 29
7 The infant with acute diarrhoea, 32
8 The child with acute diarrhoea, 35
9 The infant with chronic diarrhoea, 40
10 The child with chronic diarrhoea, 47
11 Gastrointestinal bleeding, 61
12 Food-associated symptoms, 67
13 Abdominal mass, 76
14 The infant with constipation, 79
15 The child with constipation, 83
16 Perianal pain, 90
Part II Hepatology, 93
17 The infant with jaundice, 95
18 The acutely unwell infant, 108
19 The infant with splenomegaly, 118
20 The infant with a hepatic cause for abdominal distension, 121
21 The older child with jaundice, 128
22 The older child who is acutely unwell, 134
23 The older child with hepatic causes of abdominal distension, 138
24 Chronic liver disease: itching, 141
25 Chronic liver disease: ascites, 145
26 Chronic liver disease: haematemesis or meleana, 148
27 Children with incidental abnormal liver biochemistry, 150
28 The child with cystic fibrosis, 152
29 The child with liver disease following chemotherapy, 155
30 The management of a child with acute liver failure, 158
31 Indications for liver transplant, 164
32 Complications following liver transplant, 166
Part III Nutrition, 171
33 Nutritional monitoring, 173
34 Nutrition in the normal infant: breast-feeding, 176
35 Nutrition in the normal infant: infant formulae, 180
36 Nutrition in premature infants, 183
37 Problems with weaning, 186
38 The infant or child with poor feeding, 188
39 Food aversion, 192
40 Ingestion of non-food items (pica), 194
41 Nutrition in neurodisability, 198
42 Malnutrition, 201
43 Obesity, 209
44 Intestinal failure, 213
45 Parenteral nutrition: initiating and monitoring, 225
46 Parenteral nutrition: complications, 230
47 Parenteral nutrition: weaning, 237
48 Home parenteral nutrition, 239
49 Enteral tube feeding, 241
50 Nutrition in cystic fibrosis, 247
Index, 249