This book represents a collection of carefully selected articles published in the British Medical Journal in the last five years that systematically encompasses a variety of topics relevant to patient management in Geriatrics, Mental Health & Social Care written by highly recognized authors from different backgrounds. Among the topics covered are: fall assessment, functional assessment and prescribing in older people, investigation and management of unintentional weight loss in older adults, dementia and management of chronic pain in older adults. Mental health topics covered include: depression in older adults and its management, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, bipolar and personality disorder”

Contents

Chapter 1 The extremely premature neonate: anticipating and managing care
Chapter 2 Managing common breastfeeding problems in the community
Chapter 3 Management of infantile colic
Chapter 4 Diagnosis, management and prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis in children
Chapter 5 Managing gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants
Chapter 6 Weight faltering and failure to thrive in infancy and early childhood
Chapter 7 Managing cows’ milk allergy in children
Chapter 8 Developmental assessment of children
Chapter 9 Managing wheeze in preschool children
Chapter 10 Managing common symptoms of cerebral palsy in children
Chapter 11 Diagnosis and management of autism in childhood
Chapter 12 Evaluating the child who presents with an acute limp
Chapter 13 Developmental dysplasia of the hip
Chapter 14 Current management of clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus)
Chapter 15 Diagnosis and management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Chapter 16 Management of difficult and severe eczema in childhood
Chapter 17 Allergic rhinitis in children
Chapter 18 Kawasaki disease
Chapter 19 Childhood cough
Chapter 20 Diagnosis and management of asthma in children
Chapter 21 Childhood constipation
Chapter 22 Management of bloody diarrhoea in children in primary care
Chapter 23 Obesity in children. Part 1: Epidemiology, measurement, risk factors, and screening
Chapter 24 Obesity in children. Part 2: Prevention and management
Chapter 25 Acute leukaemia in children: diagnosis and management
Chapter 26 Identifying brain tumours in children and young adults
Chapter 27 Managing and preventing depression in adolescents
Chapter 28 Use and misuse of drugs and alcohol in adolescence