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Abstract
This book brings together a series of useful articles on a range of important diagnoses in children and young people that may be easily missed at first presentation in primary care. The spectrum of conditions ranges from coarctation of the aorta, biliary atresia and congenital cataract in neonates, orthopaedic presentations such as Perthes disease and slipped femoral epiphysis and infections such as septic arthritis and malaria. All articles describe data to support the assertion that the conditions are often overlooked in primary care and that failure to recognise the diagnosis may have serious implications for the child or young person.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Cover | C | ||
| Title | i | ||
| Copyright | ii | ||
| About the publisher | iii | ||
| About The BMJ | iii | ||
| Contents | iv | ||
| About the editors | vi | ||
| Foreword | vii | ||
| Introduction to Easily Missed series | viii | ||
| Coarctation of the aorta in the newborn | 1 | ||
| Case scenario | 1 | ||
| What is coarctation of the aorta? | 1 | ||
| Why is coarctation of the aorta missed? | 1 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 2 | ||
| How is coarctation of the aorta diagnosed? | 2 | ||
| Clinical features | 2 | ||
| Investigations | 3 | ||
| How is coarctation of the aorta managed? | 4 | ||
| Biliary atresia | 6 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 6 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 6 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 7 | ||
| Clinical features | 7 | ||
| Investigations | 7 | ||
| How is it managed? | 8 | ||
| Congenital cataract | 10 | ||
| Why is congenital cataract missed? | 10 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 10 | ||
| How is congenital cataract diagnosed? | 11 | ||
| How is congenital cataract managed? | 12 | ||
| Hirschsprung’s disease | 14 | ||
| What is Hirschsprung’s disease? | 14 | ||
| Why is Hirschsprung’s disease missed? | 14 | ||
| Why does it matter? | 15 | ||
| How is Hirschsprung’s disease diagnosed? | 16 | ||
| Clinical | 16 | ||
| Investigations | 16 | ||
| How is Hirschsprung’s disease managed? | 16 | ||
| Streptococcal perianal infection in children | 19 | ||
| How common is it? | 19 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 19 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 19 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 20 | ||
| Clinical features | 20 | ||
| Investigations | 20 | ||
| How is it treated? | 20 | ||
| Intestinal malrotation and volvulus in infants and children | 22 | ||
| What is intestinal malrotation and volvulus? | 22 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 22 | ||
| Why does it matter? | 24 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 24 | ||
| Clinical | 24 | ||
| Investigations | 24 | ||
| How is it managed? | 24 | ||
| Cow’s milk allergy in children | 26 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 26 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 26 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 26 | ||
| Clinical features | 26 | ||
| Diagnostic testing | 27 | ||
| How should we manage this condition? | 28 | ||
| Prevention | 29 | ||
| Whooping cough | 30 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 30 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 30 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 30 | ||
| Clinical features | 30 | ||
| Investigations | 30 | ||
| How is it managed? | 31 | ||
| Foreign body inhalation in children | 32 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 32 | ||
| Why does it matter? | 32 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 32 | ||
| Clinical features | 32 | ||
| Investigations | 33 | ||
| How is it managed? | 33 | ||
| Kawasaki disease | 35 | ||
| Case scenario | 35 | ||
| What is Kawasaki disease? | 35 | ||
| Why is Kawasaki disease missed? | 35 | ||
| Why does it matter? | 36 | ||
| How is Kawasaki disease diagnosed? | 36 | ||
| Clinical features | 36 | ||
| Investigations | 37 | ||
| How is Kawasaki disease managed? | 37 | ||
| Related links | 38 | ||
| Septic arthritis in children | 39 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 39 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 39 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 39 | ||
| How is it managed? | 41 | ||
| Type 1 diabetes in children | 42 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 42 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 42 | ||
| How is type 1 diabetes diagnosed in children? | 42 | ||
| Clinical features | 42 | ||
| Investigations | 43 | ||
| How is it managed? | 43 | ||
| Perthes’ disease | 45 | ||
| What is Perthes’ disease? | 45 | ||
| Why is Perthes’ disease missed? | 45 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 45 | ||
| How is Perthes’ disease diagnosed? | 47 | ||
| Clinical | 47 | ||
| Investigations | 47 | ||
| How is Perthes’ disease treated? | 47 | ||
| Slipped capital femoral epiphysis | 49 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 49 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 49 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 49 | ||
| Clinical features | 49 | ||
| Investigations | 49 | ||
| How is it managed? | 51 | ||
| Testicular torsion | 52 | ||
| How common is it? | 52 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 52 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 52 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 53 | ||
| Clinical features | 53 | ||
| Investigations | 53 | ||
| How is it managed? | 53 | ||
| Long QT syndrome | 55 | ||
| Why is long QT syndrome missed? | 55 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 55 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 56 | ||
| Clinical features | 56 | ||
| History taking | 56 | ||
| Clinical examination | 57 | ||
| Investigations | 57 | ||
| How is it managed? | 58 | ||
| Nasal septal haematoma | 60 | ||
| What is a nasal septal haematoma? | 60 | ||
| Why is a nasal septal haematoma missed? | 60 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 60 | ||
| How is a nasal septal haematoma diagnosed? | 62 | ||
| Clinical features | 62 | ||
| Investigations | 62 | ||
| How is a nasal septal haematoma managed? | 62 | ||
| Imported malaria | 64 | ||
| What is malaria? | 64 | ||
| Why is malaria missed in non-endemic countries? | 64 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 64 | ||
| How is malaria diagnosed? | 65 | ||
| Clinical | 65 | ||
| Investigations | 66 | ||
| How is malaria managed? | 66 | ||
| Related links | 68 | ||
| Joint hypermobility syndrome | 69 | ||
| Why is it missed? | 69 | ||
| Why does this matter? | 69 | ||
| How is it diagnosed? | 70 | ||
| How is it managed? | 70 | ||
| Doctor’s role | 70 | ||
| Physiotherapist’s role | 71 | ||
| Cholesteatoma | 75 | ||
| Why is cholesteatoma missed? | 75 | ||
| Why does it matter? | 75 | ||
| How is cholesteatoma diagnosed? | 75 | ||
| Clinical features | 75 | ||
| Investigations | 77 | ||
| How is it managed? | 77 | ||
| More titles in The BMJ Series | 79 | ||
| More titles in The BMJ Easily Missed? Series | 80 | ||
| More titles in The BMJ Easily Missed? Series | 81 | ||
| More titles in The BMJ Clinical Review Series | 82 | ||
| More titles from BPP School of Health | 83 | ||
| More titles in The Progressing your Medical Career Series | 84 | ||
| More titles in The Progressing your Medical Career Series | 85 | ||
| More Titles in The Progressing Your Medical Career Series | 86 | ||
| More titles in The Essential Clinical Handbook Series | 87 | ||
| More titles in The Essential Clinical Handbook Series | 88 |