Pediatrie pro nelékařské zdravotnické obory – Klíma Jiří (2016)

The publication is intended not only for bachelor's and master's studies but also for pediatric nurses in clinics, hospitals, and in the field. The book will certainly be appreciated for its brevity and clarity by professionals in other medical and non-medical health fields – the information contained is applicable not only in professional but also in private life. The book is supplemented with graphs, tables, photographs, and schematic illustrations for clarity. It has the support of the Czech Pediatric Society and ČAS. The publication adequately covers the entire scope of the field. It touches on legal and ethical issues, mentions family and alternative family care. It addresses the physiological growth and development of the child, discusses nutrition and immunity, including vaccination. It introduces the basics of genetics, heredity, and genetic risks. In further chapters, we find examinations of the child, including medical history, pharmacology in childhood, neonatology, and the newborn period after birth. It discusses diseases of the respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems (including heart defects), blood diseases, pediatric oncology, nephrology, endocrinology, diseases of immune disorders, the nervous system, infectious diseases, as well as ENT, eye, skin, and internal environment disorders. An important chapter covers acute...