Focuses on the learning needs of the MRCPCH clinical exam. This book features the most common short cases with notes on examination technique, useful background information and summaries of cases seen in exams focussing on practical approach.

Updated focusing on the learning needs of the new format MRCPCH Clinical examination. To maximise revision time, 3 parts represent the Clinical exam stations: Part 1 History Taking & Management Planning; Part 2 Communication Skills; Part 3 Clinical Stations. Written by paediatricians with experience of teaching and helping to run previous exams.

This book has been designed to specifically assist candidates in passing clinical examinations in paediatrics, particularly at post-graduate level. Candidates for the FRACP and MRCPCH (UK) have found previous editions valuable Undergraduates and postgraduates for any paediatric examinations with a clinical component, including those with an OSCE format, should find this book a useful study aid and reference.

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

The range of topics which you may be questioned on during a final ENT Viva exam can be very varied. Viva Training in ENT ensures you can answer any question confidently and comprehensively, this book provides you with over 430 examples, mirroring exactly the format of the examination questions and covering all the relevant areas of the curriculum. Dedicated chapters on topics such as rhinology, head and neck, otology and paediatrics take you through the types of scenarios that you are likely to face, often presenting you with a clinical example and asking you a range of questions to test not only your diagnostic skills, but also your supporting knowledge. Three further chapters cover the clinical section of the exam involving patients, and the operative surgery and communication skills stations. These chapters provide both example scenarios and general advice on how to impress the examiners, giving you a thorough grounding in how best to communicate your knowledge and complete tasks calmly and methodically. For each question, detailed model answers and explanatory notes are provided, along with links to relevant websites and key journal articles for further reference. Questions are supplemented with over 85 illustrations and photographs, allowing you to review real examples of the conditions about which you will be questioned. For any candidate wishing to complete the FRCS (ORL-HNS) or the DOHNS Viva with professionalism and a real depth of knowledge, this book's detail and variety of information will be invaluable. Its clear layout and topical structure also make it ideal for surgeons wishing to refresh their clinical knowledge.

A unique reference book covering the relevant basic sciences of cardiac anatomy, physiology and pharmacology through to the initial clinical assessment and investigation. It covers the core curricula for paediatricians in training at all levels including the MRCPCH and DCH examinations. This book is relevant to paediatricians in training, general practitioners, emergency department staff and specialist nurses. General staff working in specialist regional cardiac centres and healthcare professionals involved in the care of children and young people will also find this essential resource extremely useful. 'The aim of this handbook is to provide a rapid and reliable reference to congenital and acquired cardiac problems. It is very well organised. provides a more detailed discussion of cardiac physiology and pathophysiology and a comprehensive guide to ECG interpretation. It should be of particular interest to paediatricians in training, including those studying for higher professional examinations, but it also provides a valuable source of reference for paediatricians already in practice.' From the Foreword by Dr Christopher Wren

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