Paediatrics, Neonatology

Diabetes mellitus type I. is one of the most common autoimmune endocrinopathies in childhood. Author presented recent knowledge about definition and etiology of hyperglycaemia in childhood, focused to diabetes I. type - its pathophysiology, clinical manifestation, practical aproaches, treatment and complications.

The work present actual view of acute and chronic heart failure in children. It is devoted to incidence, symptoms, diagnostics and managment of this disease mainly for student of fith and sixth year of general medicine, but can be suitable for nurses, postgradual physicians as well. The main part of the work consists in diagnostis procedure and disesaseś managment.

The presentation is intended to the students of Dental medicine and General medicine as an introduction to pediatrics. Its aim is to emphasize that the child is not a small adult. This presentation highlights the most important differences from adults with which students can encounter during a basic physical examination of the child.