English in Paediatrics 2
Textbook for mothers, babysitters, nurses, and paediatricians
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Textbooks English in paediatrics 1, 2 are designed for medical students, paediatric nurses and paediatricians who will stay and work in English speaking countries, need to learn from original texts and/or wish to take part at international meetings. The first chapters contain easy texts, suitable also for mothers and baby sitters. Other materials are for intermediate and advanced students. There is no need to go through the whole book, on the contrary, the teachers may choose lessons according to professional interests of their students. Part 1 deals with pregnancy and birth; caring for your baby; medicines; your child's health and safety; history and examination; developmental milestones and the child with special needs; paediatric newborn life support and emergencies. Part 2 contains topics concerning serious life-threatening infections; allergy; upper airways' obstruction; cardiac disorders; kidney and urinary tract disorders; liver disorders; haematological and bleeding disorders; dermatological disorders; musculoskeletal disorders; neurological disorders; diabetes control; thyroid disorders; chronic conditions; and malignant disease. You can find information about family home care; hereditary influences; child and adolescent mental health; and health-risk behaviour. Nurses learn about paediatric nursing; documentation; appropriate nursing diagnosis; the child in society; social, cultural, and religious influences; performing paediatric physical examination; paediatric symptom checklist; conditions caused by defects in physical development; child with respiratory or gastrointestinal dysfunction.
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The textbook English in Paediatrics is designed for mothers and carers as well as medical students, paediatric nurses and paediatricians who wish to live, study and/or work in English¬-speaking countries or need to study original English texts. The teachers can choose from reading texts and different types of useful exercises according to the language level (basic to advanced) and professional interests of their students. In the first units you can find information about pyloric stenosis; acute appendicitis; irritable bowel syndrome; serious life-threatening infections (infectious mononucleosis, HIV); food allergy and food intolerance; respiratory disorders; tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy; acute upper airways' obstruction; asthma; cystic fibrosis; cardiac disorders; kidney and urinary tract disorders; enuresis; haematuria; and dialysis. Later you will learn about genital disorders; liver disorders; cystic fibrosis; cirrhosis and portal hypertension. malignant disease; radiotherapy; haematological disorders; and bleeding disorders. Next units deal with these topics: child and adolescent mental health; disobedience, defiance, and tantrums; antisocial behaviour and drug misuse; After that you will get to know about chronic fatigue syndrome; dermatological disorders; atopic eczema; diabetes and endocrinology; thyroid disorders; musculoskeletal disorders; neurological disorders; motor disorders. The book also includes texts, concerning adolescent medicine; impact of chronic conditions; health-risk behaviour; childhood injuries; various influences on child health promotion; documentation of nursing care; and defining characteristics to select an appropriate nursing diagnosis. The students may read about family home care; communication and health assessments of the child and family; initiating a comprehensive family assessment; performing paediatric physical examination; paediatric symptom checklist; health problems of the newborn; conditions caused by defects in physical development; emergency treatment of shock; as well as about the child with respiratory dysfunction; the child with gastrointestinal dysfunction, and the child with renal dysfunction.