This invaluable reference is designed to fulfill the immediate need of undergraduates and residents to learn the nuances of case presentation, examination, and viva-voce in a simple and concise manner. It provides most aspects of clinical and practical paediatrics with the required understanding of various important and common diseases in children through "real" cases • Updated and mapped content as per the latest clinical guidelines and competency-based curriculum • Describes clinical aspects, appropriate investigations, and management in a concise manner for easy retention and reference during the clinical exam • A chapter on COVID-19 in children • Includes new topics on EEG, ECG, echocardiography, and CT/MRI in an easy-to-learn format • Provides communication strategies for counseling the patients or families • Enhances practical learning of paediatrics through • Charts on growth in children, blood pressure, and neonatal resuscitation • Chapters on X-rays, laboratory reports including those of EEG, echocardiography, CT and MRI, drug doses, and instruments • Added many pictures, tables, boxes, and flow diagrams to enable easy registration and recall of the clinical aspects • Complimentary digital resources available on MedEnact

Working up a 'case' for presentation to the examiner is an integral part of clinical learning. Case presentations give opportunity for applying the knowledge of diseases and the clinical skills for evaluation and management of a patient. This practical application (of theory and clinical skills) is tested in practical examination in clinical subjects like paediatrics. This book helps enabling the logical application of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills in real life situations. - This book contains details of several real cases, which are common in this part of the world. - Each case provides description in a standard format and answers to the questions commonly asked at various stages of case presentation. - Important points for communication with parents/patients are given in every case, which will help in developing communication and counseling skills related to a particular disease or condition. - It prepares the reader for other components of practical examination in paediatrics, including x-rays, instruments, laboratory reports, and drugs. - Annexure includes almost all charts required for clinical workup of a paediatric patient. - Very special feature are case related videos on various topics, MCQs, whiteboard lectures on clinical approach to common conditions. - In addition, this book comes with complimentary access to enhanced e-book.

This is the seventh edition of a highly regarded, major textbook of paediatrics. Key features Covers the social and preventative aspects of child health Covers the common diseases of childhood and their treatment with a presenting-problem approach Clinical examples throughout Key learning points in Practical Points boxes throughout Clearly sign-posted text New to this edition: 51 new chapter authors All chapters brought up to date with major re-writes of several chapters New chapter on Sleep Problems New chapter on Refugee Health Plus Free online access to the whole book through www.studentconsult.com, where you will also find: Over 500 interactive self-assessment questions Further reading Links to other helpful online resources Additional illustrations care. Empahasis on differential diagnosis from a presenting-problem point of view.. Covers the social and preventative aspects of child health Covers the common diseases of childhood and their treatment with a presenting-problem approach Contextualises the disease in description of social, genetic and epidemiological factors. Clinical example boxes throughout Key learning points in Practical Points boxes throughout Clearly sign-posted text Plus Free online access to the whole book through www.studentconsult.com, where you will also find: Nearly 400 interactive self-assessment questions Further reading suggetions Links to other helpful online resources Additional illustrations

This book is a concise learning guide dedicated to the full scope of pediatric history-taking and clinical examination, for use in OSCEs as well as clinical life. It guides the reader simply and methodically through what to ask when taking a history, and how to perform a comprehensive physical examination. The book contains more than 30 “History Stations” covering the most common pediatric cases, as well as 10 “Examination Stations” covering examinations of the different body system. It provides students and resident doctors worldwide with the necessary core information for pediatric history-taking and clinical examination, all in a brief and interesting format. The book adopts a reader-friendly format through a lecture-note style and the use of Key Points, Clinical Tips, Notes, Tables, and Boxes listing the most important features. It is also richly illustrated, demonstrating the correct way to perform clinical examinations. Written “by a resident, for residents and medical students,” this book has been revised, foreworded, and peer-reviewed by fourteen prominent authorities in the field of Pediatrics from various parts of the world (including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Canada, and India), and from different universities (Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oxford, Edinburgh, Keele, Melbourne, Toronto, Parma, and Florence Universities). These experts recommend this book for medical students, pediatric residents, and pediatric practitioners, as well as pediatricians.

This innovative text, modelled on the current RCPCH syllabus for paediatric training, provides all the information that the senior house officer and specialist registrar in paediatrics will need during training and when preparing for the MRCPCH examination. A series of chapters discussing general principles in paediatric medicine is followed by a s

Winner of the Paediatrics category at the BMA Book Awards 2015 About to start a paediatrics rotation? Working with children for the first time? Thinking about a career in paediatrics? The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is the ultimate practical guide for medical students encountering paediatrics for the first time, junior doctors thinking about working with children, and new paediatric trainees. It’s full of vital information on practical procedures, prescribing for young patients, and communicating with children and young people, as well as guidance on the paediatric training programme and paediatrics as a career. Full of clinical tips, and covering key information on developmental stages, common paediatric emergencies and ethical dilemmas, and child protection, The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is also supported by online resources including practice prescribing scenarios and video content at www.wileyhandsonguides.com/paediatrics Take the stress out of paediatrics with The Hands-on Guide!

Clinical Guide to Paediatrics enables rapid reference to the common paediatric conditions, symptoms, and practical concerns seen in day-to-day practice. Focused on making differential diagnoses in acute settings, this comprehensive resource offers step-by-step guidance on clinical decision-making, investigations, and interventions. Junior doctors and medical students are provided with a clear and up-to-date evidence base supported by numerous diagnostic algorithms, diagrams, tables and bullet points throughout. Organised into systems-based sections, the guide covers paediatric history taking, examination techniques, pharmacology, safeguarding, and a range of different diagnoses for presenting complaints in cardiology, infection and immunology, neurology, gastroenterology, accidents, poisoning, and more. Succinct chapters are logically structured to allow easy access to important concepts, key clinical details, and plans of investigation. Designed to complement the doctor-patient interaction in clinical practice, this valuable guide: Covers the most common presenting complaints encountered in acute paediatrics Provides evidence-based information on symptoms, disorders, and issues faced in paediatric medicine Addresses topics from the perspective of presenting complaints to provide a unique, highly practical approach to the subject Includes access to a companion website containing images and clinical photos, audio podcasts, clinical case studies, and self-assessment exercises Clinical Guide to Paediatrics is essential reading for junior doctors, medical students, nurses and specialist trainees working on paediatric wards or emergency departments.