childhood disease and disorder

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Introduction
Diagnosis and general considerations of treatment and prevention
Disease-affecting differences between children and adults
- Anatomical differences
- Physiological differences
Disorders present at birth
- Diseases transmitted through the placenta or due to placental dysfunction
- Injuries incurred during birth
- Prematurity and low birth weight
- Metabolic disturbances
- Infections
- Respiratory disorders
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Blood disorders
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Kidney and urinary-tract disorders
- Nervous-system disorders
- Endocrine disorders
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Skin disorders
- Chromosomal disorders
Disorders of later infancy and childhood
- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Failure to thrive
- Malnutrition
- Classic infectious diseases of childhood
- Respiratory disorders
- Cardiovascular disorders
- Blood disorders
- Gastrointestinal and liver disorders
- Kidney and urinary-tract disorders
- Nervous-system disorders
- Endocrine disorders
- Skin disorders
- Connective-tissue disorders
- Accidents
- Child abuse and neglect
- Psychological disorders
Disorders associated with adolescence

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