Practical approach to paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition

The infant with abdominal pain -- The child with abdominal pain -- The infant with vomiting -- The child with vomiting -- Difficulty swallowing -- Abdominal distension -- The infant with acute diarrhoea -- The child with acute diarrhoea -- The infant with chronic diarrhoea -- The child with chronic diarrhoea -- Gastrointestinal bleeding -- Food-associated symptoms -- Abdominal mass -- The infant with constipation -- The child with constipation -- Perianal pain -- The infant with jaundice -- The acutely unwell infant -- The infant with splenomegaly -- The infant with a hepatic cause for abdominal distension -- The older child with jaundice -- The older child who is acutely unwell -- The older child with hepatic causes of abdominal distension -- Chronic liver disease: itching -- Chronic liver disease: ascites -- Chronic liver disease: haematemesis or meleana -- Children with incidental abnormal liver biochemistry -- The child with cystic fibrosis -- The child with liver disease following chemotherapy -- The management of a child with acute liver failure -- Indications for liver transplant -- Complications following liver transplant -- Nutritional monitoring -- Nutrition in the normal infant: breast-feeding -- Nutrition in the normal infant: infant formulae -- Nutrition in premature infants -- Problems with weaning -- The infant or child with poor feeding -- Food aversion -- Ingestion of non-food items (pica) -- Nutrition in neurodisability -- Malnutrition -- Obesity -- Intestinal failure -- Parenteral nutrition: initiating and monitoring -- Parenteral nutrition: complications -- Parenteral nutrition: weaning -- Home parenteral nutrition -- Enteral tube feeding -- Nutrition in cystic fibrosis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Practical, handy and succinct, this full colour pocketbook provides clear-cut clinical guidance to the main symptoms that infants and children commonly present with in both primary and secondary care. Clearly divided into specific sections covering the GI tract, liver and nutrition, Professor Kelly and her team discuss how best to investigate and manage specific clinical problems such as vomiting, abdominal pain, acute diarrhoea, constipation and jaundice using a highly clinical problem-orientated approach. They cover the management of important clinical problems such as chronic liver disease, ascites, malnutrition, obesity, coeliac disease and inflammatory bowel disease, and provide advice on nutritional problems in premature infants and children including weaning and food aversion. Key points, potential pitfalls, and management algorithms allow for rapid-reference, and link with the latest evidence, guidelines and protocols from ESPGHAN and NASPGHAN providing coverage of the major professional society recommendations for clinical practice. Brought to you by the experts, Practical Approach to Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition is the perfect accompaniment for trainees in gastroenterology, hepatology and pediatrics, as well as nutritionists, GI nurses and GPs.