English in Paediatrics 2

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.