Medicine & surgery

Part 7 - Medicine and Surgery

Chapter 19 - Allergy and immunology
Chapter 20 - Burns
Chapter 21 - Cardiac conditions
Chapter 22 - Dental conditions
Chapter 23 - Dermatologic conditions
Chapter 24 - Ear, nose and throat conditions
Chapter 25 - Endocrine conditions
Chapter 26 - Eye conditions
Chapter 27 - Gastrointestinal conditions
Chapter 28 - Gynaecological conditions
Chapter 29 - Haematologic conditions and oncology
Chapter 30 - Infectious diseases
Chapter 31 - Metabolic conditions
Chapter 32 - Neonatal conditions
Chapter 33 - Neurologic conditions
Chapter 34 - Orthopaedic conditions
Chapter 35 - Renal conditions
Chapter 36 - Respiratory conditions
Chapter 37 - Rheumatologic conditions
Chapter 38 - Surgical conditions
Chapter 39 - Prescribing for children

ﾠ Chapter 19 - Allergy and immunology

Mimi Tang and Joanne Smart
- www.allergy.org.au The Australian Society of Clinical Allergy and Immunology. Contains excellent information for patients and health care professionals. Includes anaphylaxis action plans.
- www.primaryimmune.org Immune Deficiency Foundation. Patient organisation website containing excellent handouts for primary immune deficiencies.
- www.esid.org Eurpean Society for Immunodeficiencies. Contains a useful clinical section which details diagnostic criteria of various primary immunodeficiencies.

Chapter 20 - Burns

Russell Taylor
- www.sagediagram.com - Fantastic resource from Oregon Burn Center which allows users to draw on areas of partial and full thickness burns, print out diagrams, calculate burn areas and fluid resuscitation.

ﾠ Chapter 21 - Cardiac conditions

Paul Brooks and Dan Penny
- www.rch.org.au/cardiology/defects.cfm RCH Cardiology Website. Excellent website with pictures and parent handouts regarding the major structural abnormalities.
- www.heartkids.org.au Parent support organisation.

Chapter 22 - Dental conditions

Nicky Kilpatrick
- Spencer AJ. The use of fluorides in Australia: guidelines. Australian Dental Journal 2006; 51(2): 195199.
- www.aapd.org/pediatricinformation American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry includes links to Parent Education Brochures and Clinical Guidelines.
- www.ada.org/public/topics/tooth_eruption.asp The American Dental Association website includes eruption charts and animations.

Chapter 23 - Dermatologic conditions

Rod Phillips and David Orchard
- www.dermnet.org.nz An excellent website with online courses (including pictures, investigations and management) and patient information.

Chapter 24 - Ear, nose and throat conditions

Robert Berkowitz and Michael Marks
- www.hearing.com.au Hearing Australia
- www.entnet.org American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgeons. Links to websites and case scenario teaching.
- www.tracheostomy.com Aaron's tracheostomy page. An excellent site regarding tracheostomy management, run by an American parent and nurse.

Chapter 25 - Endocrine conditions

Margaret Zacharin, Garry Warne, Fergus Cameron and George Werther
- www.apeg.org.au Australian Paediatric Endocrine Group includes downloadable booklets for patients.
- www.rch.org.au/chas/pubs Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome by Garry Warne.
- www.magicfoundation.org Major Aspects of Growth in Children, a USA-based organisation supporting families and children with conditions affecting growth.

Chapter 26 - Eye conditions

James Elder and Peter Barnett
- cim.ucdavis.edu/eyes/version1/eyesim.htm - A brilliant simulation program addressing eye movements and associated defects in muscles or cranial nerves.
- www.aapos.org/ - American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and StrabismusTM. Covers information on most major topics in paediatric ophthalmology.
- www.eyesite.ca/7modules/index_e.html - Self-directed learning modules in ophthalmology with excellent slides, from the Canadian Ophthalmological Society.

Chapter 27 - Gastrointestinal conditions

George Alex and Lionel Lubitz
- www.naspghan.org - The North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Site includes pdf factsheets for parents, online continuing medical education and publications.
- www.aafp.org/afp/990401ap/1823.html - Excellent article from the American Academy of Family Physicians on chronic abdominal pain.

Chapter 28 - Gynaecological conditions

Sonia Grover
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5117ﾠ- Lower abdominal pain
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5119ﾠ- Menorrhagia
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5207ﾠ- Prepubescent gynaecology

Chapter 29 - Haematologic conditions and oncology

John Heath and Paul Monagle
- www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/childhoodcancers - US National Cancer Institute.
- www.childrensoncologygroup.org - CureSearch Children's Oncology Group.
- www.aspho.org - American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Chapter 30 - Infectious diseases

Nigel Curtis, Mike Starr and Joshua Wolf
- www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/bluebook/ Australian national information on infectious diseases and their control, from the Department of Human Services. Has detailed information on most infections.
- www.cdc.gov The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has an enormous array of information on infectious diseases and travel medicine.

Chapter 31 - Metabolic conditions

Avihu Boneh and George Werther
- www.rch.org.au/nets/handbook Follow the link to Metabolic Diseases.
- http://emedicine.com/emerg/topic768.htm Summary article of inborn
errors of metabolism.

Chapter 32 - Neonatal conditions

Peter McDougall and Rod Hunt
- www.rch.org.au/nets/handbook/ - Victorian Newborn Emergency Transport Services handbook.
- American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines. From Pediatrics 1994; 94: 558-565, Oct. (tables reproduced with permission).
- http://www.neonatology.org/ - Excellent collection of resources including clinical teaching, links, important papers.
- http://depts.washington.edu/nicuweb/ - From the Department of Neonatal Pediatrics, University of Washington; protocols, references and links.

Chapter 33 - Neurologic conditions

Andrew Kornberg, Simon Harvey, Mark Mackay and Wirginia Maixner
- www.rch.org.au/cep/ - Children's epilepsy program includes information about epilepsy, tests, treatments; proformas for seizure diary and management plan and links to other resources.
- www.pedisurg.com/PtEduc/Craniosynostosis.htm - Texas Pediatric Sugical Associates - includes diagrams and discussion about surgical management.
- www.headaches.org/education/Educational_Modules - A series of education modules provided by the US National Headache Foundation.

Chapter 34 - Orthopaedic conditions

Kerr Graham and Peter Barnett
- www.rch.org.au/gait - The Hugh Williamson Gait Analysis Laboratory includes case studies and summaries of research undertaken.

Chapter 35 - Renal conditions

Colin Jones
- www.nice.org.uk - Use the search tool to reach Urinary Tract Infection
  (UTI) in Children Guideline.
- http://kidneyatlas.org - Free online atlas of kidney disease: 5 volumes can be
  downloaded as pdf files.
- www.paediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/pedcalc/bp.asp - A blood pressure calculator. See also RCH Clinical Practice Guidelines [Hypertension] for blood pressure centile charts as pdf files.

Chapter 36 - Respiratory conditions

John Massie and Sarath Ranganathan
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5251ﾠ- Acute asthma guideline
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/asthmadevices/index.htmﾠ- Asthma devices photoboard
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/ﾠ[croup, cough, pneumonia, acute airway obstruction]

Chapter 37 - Rheumatologic conditions

Roger Allen and Jane Munro
- www.arc.org.uk/arthinfo/emedia.asp Arthritis research campaign with link to DVD on administration of pGALS.

Chapter 38 - Surgical conditions

John Hutson and Tom Clarnette
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5196ﾠ- Acute scrotal swelling or pain
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5153ﾠ- The penis and foreskin
- www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/cpg.cfm?doc_id=5036ﾠ- Abdominal pain

Chapter 39 - Prescribing for children

Noel Cranswick and Andrew Rechtmann
- www.drugdoses.net - For information regarding and purchase of Frank Shann's drug doses book for your PDA.
- www.australianprescriber.com/ - An independent journal with articles relevant to both paediatric and adult prescribing.
- www.tga.gov.au/docs/html/mip/medicine.htm - Prescribing medicines in pregnancy.

Last Updated 30-Jan-2009. Authorised by: Mike South. Enquiries: Dominic Wilkinson.