Chapter 1 Overview of Pediatrics 1
1.1 The Scope of Pediatrics 1
1.2 The Characteristic of Pediatrics 2
1.3 The Development of Pediatrics and Its Future 2
Chapter 2 Child Growth and Development 3
2.1 Patterns and Influencing Factors of Growth and Development 3
2.2 Measurement and Evaluation of Physical Growth 6
2.3 Measurement and Evaluation of Neurological and Psychological Development 14
Chapter 3 Principles of Diagnosis and Treatment for Children's Diseases 22
3.1 History Taking and Physical Examination in Pediatrics 22
3.2 General Principles of Treatment in Pediatrics 28
3.3 Body Fluid and Electrolytes 34
Chapter 4 Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders 44
4.1 Basic Nutrition 44
4.2 The Feeding of Infants 51
4.3 Nutrition Guide for the Period from Toddler to Adolescent 56
4.4 Nutritional Assessment 57
4.5 Protein and Energy Malnutrition 60
4.6 Obesity 63
4.7 Vitamin A Deficiency 68
4.8 Rickets of Vitamin D Deficiency 72
4.9 Tetany of Vitamin D Deficiency 77
Chapter 5 Neonate and Neonatal Diseases 80
5.1 General Introduction 80
5.2 Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy 82
5.3 Neonatal Jaundice 86
5.4 Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome 94
5.5 Meconium Aspiration Syndrome 98
5.6 Neonatal Sepsis 102
5.7 Urinary Tract Infection 106
5.8 Neonatal Pneumonia 108
5.9 Intracranial Hemorrhage in Neonates 110
5.10 Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis(NEC) 113
5.11 Neonatal Hypoglycemia 116
Chapter 6 Genetics,Metabolism and Endocrine Diseases 120
6.1 Trisomy 21 120
6.2 Turner Syndrome 122
6.3 Phenylketonuria 125
6.4 Hypopituitary Short Statures 128
6.5 Congenital Hypothyroidism 133
6.6 Diabetes Mellitus in Children 137
6.7 Precocious Puberty 143
Chapter 7 Immune Deficiency 148
7.1 Diagnosis and Treatment of Immunodeficiency Diseases 148
7.2 Primary Immunodeficiency Syndrome 150
7.3 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome 154
Chapter 8 Infectious Diseases 157
8.1 General Introduction 157
8.2 Measles 158
8.3 Rubella 161
8.4 Roseola Infantum/Exanthem Subitum 163
8.5 Varicella 165
8.6 Mumps 168
8.7 Poliomyelitis 171
8.8 Infectious Mononucleosis 173
8.9 Scarlet Fever 177
8.10 Hand,Foot and Mouth Disease 179
8.11 Bacillary Dysentery(Toxic Type) 181
8.12 Sepsis 184
8.13 Epidemic Encephalitis B 188
8.14 Tuberculosis 190
Chapter 9 Disorders of the Gastrointestinal System 196
9.1 The Development and Physiological Functions of the Digestive System 196
9.2 Gastritis 201
9.3 Diarrhea 205
Chapter 10 Respiratory Diseases 211
10.1 Respiratory Anatomy,Physiology and Examinations 211
10.2 Acute Upper Respiratory Infection 215
10.3 Acute Laryngitis 219
10.4 Acute Bronchitis 221
10.5 Acute Bronchiolitis 223
10.6 Pneumonia in Children 226
10.7 Asthma 234
10.8 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome 242
Chapter 11 Cardiovascular System Diseases 247
11.1 Congenital Heart Disease 247
11.2 Viral Myocarditis 258
11.3 Congestive Heart Failure 262
11.4 Arrhythmia in Children 265
Chapter 12 Urinary System Diseases 275
12.1 Anatomical and Physiological Characteristics of Urinary System in Children 275
12.2 Acute Glomerulonephritis 277
12.3 Nephrotic Syndrome 280
12.4 Urinary System Infection 284
12.5 Acute Renal Failure 288
Chapter 13 Hematological Disorders 291
13.1 Nutritional Anemia 291
13.2 Hemolytic Anemias 296
13.3 Idiopathic(Immune)Thrombocytopenic Purpura(ITP) 300
13.4 Acute Leukemia 305
Chapter 14 Neurological Diseases 313
14.1 Bacterial Meningitis 313
14.2 Viral Encephalitis 318
14.3 Acute Inflammatory Polyradiculoneuritis 323
14.4 Epilepsy 326
14.5 Cerebral Palsy 332
Chapter 15 Rheumatic Diseases 338
15.1 Acute Rheumatic Fever 338
15.2 Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 342
15.3 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 347
15.4 Henoch-schonlein Purpura 352
15.5 Kawasaki Disease 354
Chapter 16 Pediatric Critical Care 359
16.1 Cardiopulmonary Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 359
16.2 Seizure in Children 365
16.3 Acute Respiratory Failure 368
16.4 Septic Shock 371
Index 376