. Diseases of children. Fig. 6.—Genu valgum. Bemale childfive years old (Napier). Fig. 7.—Genu varum from rachitis(Napier). Scurvy is seen in artificially fed infants. Rickets and marasmus are typical nutritional diseasesseen only in childhood. Orthopedics.—Many children have deformities due torickets, spinal curvatures, congenital dislocation of thehips, and contractions of the tendons. These deformitiesare overcome by surgical treatment. 28 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES Various terms are given to the different deformities:Clubbed hands; webbed fingers; congenital dislocation ofthe hips; kn
. Diseases of children. Fig. 6.—Genu valgum. Bemale childfive years old (Napier). Fig. 7.—Genu varum from rachitis(Napier). Scurvy is seen in artificially fed infants. Rickets and marasmus are typical nutritional diseasesseen only in childhood. Orthopedics.—Many children have deformities due torickets, spinal curvatures, congenital dislocation of thehips, and contractions of the tendons. These deformitiesare overcome by surgical treatment. 28 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES Various terms are given to the different deformities:Clubbed hands; webbed fingers; congenital dislocation ofthe hips; knock-knees or genu valgum; bow-legs or genuvarum; bowing of tibia; club-feet or talipes varus; andtalipes valgus; Polydactyly or six fingers. Symptomatology.—In children the onset of disease isusually more sudden, the temperature higher, the pulseand respirations more accelerated, the physical signs morepronounced, the course shorter, and the recovery morerapid than in an adult.
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