The Surgical Examination of Children

• Main Authors: Hutson, John M. (Author), Beasley, Spencer W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Pediatric Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29814-1

This book demonstrates clearly how to perform a clinical examination in the infant or child who has a surgical condition. Most textbooks of pediatric surgery focus on the pathological classification and overall management of disease, rather than the practical details of how a diagnosis is made. Yet,...

Table of Contents:

• General Principles
• Is the Baby Normal
• Abdominal Pain: Is it Appendicitis
• Inguinoscrotal Lesions
• Abnormalities of The Penis
• The Umbilicus
• Non Bile-Stained Vomiting in Infancy
• Colic
• The Neck
• The Head and Face
• The Mouth
• Trauma
• The Limbs
• Urinary Tract Symptoms
• Abdominal Masses
• Gastro-Intestinal Bleeding
• Jaundice
• Spina Bifida
• Abnormalities of the Chest Wall and Breast
• Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
• Neonatal Bowel Obstruction
• Ambiguous Genitalia: Is it a Boy or a Girl.