Congenital anomalies in clinical practice

Petya Arnaudova

Medicine and physical education

2010

Удобен и бърз ориентир за клиничната практика с най-разпространените вродени аномалии, с 1400 статии за определени болести, syndromes, malformations and defects with brief but important and distinctive data about them. The book contains 2850 terms on the subject, arranged alphabetically by the Latin term, with an appendix "Bulgarian-Latin Dictionary of Terms and Congenital Anomalies". The focus is particularly on pediatrics and neonatology, since 3% of newborns have a significant physical anomaly, and almost all congenital diseases and syndromes manifest themselves in childhood. The enormous variety of congenital anomalies, which can affect absolutely all organs and systems, determines the interest of other clinical specialists, as for them facilitation are the applications "Categories of Congenital Diseases and Syndromes by Affected Systems" and "Frequency of the Most Common Congenital Anomalies", with epidemiological data on about 200 of the most common birth defects, malformations, diseases and syndromes prevalent worldwide.