Pediatric Medicine

This Wikibook contains specific information on all aspects of pediatric medicine, including all subspecialties. It is divided in three sections: one on acquired disease newborns and infants, one on acquired disorders in children and adolescents, and one on congenital anomalies regarding children and adults of all ages.

Metabolic and Endocrine Disease in Newborns and Infants

 * Hypothermia
 * Hypoglycemia
 * Hyperglycemia
 * Hypocalcemia
 * Hypernatremia
 * Hyperbilirubinemia
 * Kernicterus
 * Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
 * Withdrawal from Cocaine
 * Withdrawal from Other Drugs
 * Birth injuries

Resuscitation

 * Neonatal Resuscitation
 * Definition of Neonatal Resuscitation
 * History
 * In the Delivery Room
 * Preparation
 * Personnell
 * Equipment
 * Warm Environment
 * Airway
 * Breathing
 * Circulation
 * Special Considerations
 * Premature Newborns
 * Meconium
 * Anatomic Abnormalities
 * Ethical Considerations

Pediatric Rheumatology

 * Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 * Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
 * Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Congenital Diseases of the Heart and Great Vessels

 * Atrial Septal Defect
 * Complete Atrioventricular Canal Defect
 * Partial Atrioventricular Canal Defect
 * Ventricular Septal Defect
 * Underdeveloped Left Ventricle Syndrome
 * Tetralogy of Fallot
 * Transposition of the Great Arteries
 * Complex Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease
 * Aortic Valve Stenosis
 * Pulmonic Valve Stenosis
 * Peripheral Pulmonic Stenosis
 * Patent Ductus Arteriosus
 * Coarctation of the Aorta
 * Persistent Truncus Arteriosis
 * Less Common Abnormalities
 * Pulmonary Vascular Disease
 * Heart Failure

Congenital Abnormalities of the Central Nervous System

 * Brain Abnormalities
 * Spina Bifida

Congenital Ophtalmologic Disease

 * Congenital Glaucoma
 * Congenital Cataract

Congenital Urologic Disease

 * Kidney
 * Ureter
 * Bladder
 * Urethra

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