- About Paediatric Handbook
- Table of contents
- Part 1 - Emergencies
- Part 2 - Procedures & Pain Management
- Part 3 - Fluids & Nutrition
- Part 4 - Child Public Health
- Part 5 - Development
- Part 6 - Psychosocial Problems
- Part 7 - Medicine and Surgery
- Appendices
- Contact us
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Part 3 Fluids and Nutrition
Chapter 5 Fluid and electrolyte therapy
- Julian Kelly and Trevor Duke
- www.rch.org.au/clinical guide [Intravenous Fluids] Includes useful links to fluid calculator, neonatal fluid requirements, hyponatremia and hypernatremia guidelines.
Chapter 6 Nutrition
- Julie Bines, Kay Gibbons and Michele Meehan
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www.breastfeedingbasics.org Breastfeeding Basics. Academic, web-based short course on breast-feeding fundamentals. Aimed at the medical practitioner, with useful revision of anatomy and physiology and a number of case studies.
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www.lalecheleague.org LaLeche League. International breast-feeding advocacy/support group. Excellent FAQs for breast-feeding mothers.
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www.raisingchildren.net.au Raising children network. Commonwealth government parenting site contains comprehensive information.
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www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au Victorian government information on nutrition and physical activity.
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www.rch.org.au/nutrition RCH Nutrition Department. Resources section contains useful fact sheets and links.
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Reference Tables
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Formula Composition
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Recommended Energy Intake
Chapter 7 Slow weight gain
- Michael Harari
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www.rch.org.au/genmed/clinical.cfm?doc_id=2399#calculators - Growth (and other) calculators
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Chapter 8 Obesity
- Kay Gibbons, Zoï¿« McCallum and Matthew Sabin
- BMI calculator
- www.iaso.org International Association for the Study of Obesity. Useful general information.