Goals and Objectives

Normal child

• changes at birth
• infant nutrition
• growth
• development
• behaviour
• family dynamics
• parenting
• immunisation

Diseases

To essay

• Anaphylaxis
• Asthma
• Cerebral Palsy
• Child abuse
• Down's syndrome
• Eczema
• Epilepsy
• Febrile convulsions
• Gastroenteritis
• Head Injury
• Iron Deficiency Anaemia
• Lower Respiratory Infections
  • bronchiolitis
  • bronchitis
  • croup
  • pneumonia
• Meningitis
• Meningococcal Septicaemia
• Nappy Rash
• Neonatal Distress Syndrome
• Upper Respiratory Tract
  • otitis media
  • rhinitis
  • sore throat
• Urinary Tract Infection

Short Notes

• Accidental Poisoning
• Attempted Suicide
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Birth Asphyxia
• Coeliac Disease
• Congenital Heart Disease
  • ventricular septal defect
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Eating disorders
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux
• Henoch-Schönlein purpura
• Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
• Intussuception
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Septic Arthritis
• Sickle cell disease
• Thalassaemia
• Transient Synovitis
• Tuberculosis
• Vesico-ureteric reflux
• Viral exanthems

Be aware of

• Acute leukaemia
• Acute nephritis
• Autism
• Congenital infections
• Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Dysmorphic syndromes
• Hirschsprung's disease
• Immunodeficiency
• Inborn errors of metabolism
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthirits
• Kawasaki's Disease
• Munchausen by proxy
• Neural Tube Defects
• School phobia
• Solid tumours

Fluid and electrolyte therapy

Drugs

• antibiotics
• asthma medication
• paediatric emergencies

Ethics and law

• Children act
• Child protection
• Intensive care
• Consent to treatment
• Research involving children

Symptoms

• Cough
• vomiting
• Diarrhoea
• Abdominal Pain
• Headache
• Constipation

Signs

• Fever
• Anaemia
• Cervical Lymphadenopathy
• Neonatal Jaundice
• Stridor
• Small Head
• Large Head
• Haematuria
• Heart Murmur
• Squint
• Rash
• Tachypnoea
• Wheeze

Problems

• Failure to thrive
• Short stature
• Respiratory distress in newborn
• Developmental Delay
• Nocturnal Enuresis
• Hyperactive behaviour
• Fits, faints and funny turns
• Low Birth Weight
• Feeding Difficulty

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