"Essential Paediatrics and Child Health is a comprehensive and practical guide to paediatric disorders as they present to the student and practitioner, offering step-by-step guidance on symptom assessment, history taking, physical examination, investigation and diagnosis, management and treatment, patient education, follow-up and prognosis. With full-colour images and a range of unique and innovative learning features, this completely revised new edition of the award-winning book Paediatrics and Child Health will prove an invaluable resource for medical students and junior doctors on their journey through contemporary paediatrics.
Organises paediatric disorders into system-based chapters for easy navigation, with symptom-based and integrative discussions of all the important diseases and disabilities in paediatrics Combines up-to-date descriptions of the latest in basic and clinical science with the core competencies expected of students in paediatric rotations Self-directed learning is made easy by means of navigation diagrams, tables, key-point and ""at-a-glance"" boxes, links to guidelines and other summary aids Sections on student experience, self-assessment, doing well in paediatric clinical placements and preparing for examinations and OSCEs Includes a completely new introduction with perspectives on the nature of paediatrics and how best to become engaged and immersed within it, and new content on communication, national guidelines, imaging techniques, genetics and epigenetics, prescribing for children toxicology, the latest advances in diagnosing and treating disease, and much more Provides a companion website containing physical examination instruction videos, a complete set of interactive patient scenarios and multiple-choice questions
Essential Paediatrics and Child Health is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors to succeed in their studies and clinical practice."
By:
Mary Rudolf (Leeds General Infirmary Leeds UK),
Anthony Luder,
Kerry Jeavons
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th edition
Dimensions:
Height: 274mm,
Width: 218mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.497kg
ISBN: 9781119420224
ISBN 10: 1119420229
Series: Essentials
Pages: 536
Publication Date: 13 August 2020
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword vii Preface to the fourth edition ix Acknowledgements xi How to get the best out of your textbook xiii Introduction: Doing well in paediatrics 1 Part 1: About children 1 Nature and nurture 9 2 Health care and health promotion 27 3 Children with long-term medical conditions 45 Part 2: A paediatric tool kit 4 Communicating with children, their families and colleagues 61 5 History taking and clinical examination 67 6 Developmental assessment 99 7 Investigations and their interpretation 107 8 Prescribing for children 123 Part 3: An approach to problem-based paediatrics 9 The febrile child 133 10 Respiratory disorders 159 11 Gastrointestinal disorders 183 12 Cardiac disorders 217 13 Neurological disorders 229 14 Development and neurodisability 251 15 Growth, endocrine and metabolic disorders 277 16 Musculoskeletal disorders 307 17 Renal and urinary tract disorders 319 18 Genitalia 337 19 Dermatology and rashes 345 20 Haematological disorders 371 21 Emotional, behavioural and educational problems 381 22 Social paediatrics 391 23 Emergency paediatrics 399 24 The newborn 427 25 Adolescence and puberty 455 Part 4: Testing your knowledge 26 Practice MCQ and examination questions 471 Multiple choice questions 472 Answers to multiple choice questions 484 Practice examination papers 486 Answers to practice examination papers 492 Index 495
Professor Mary Rudolf is Head of the Department of Population Health, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel, and Visiting Professor of Child Health, University of Leeds, UK. Professor Anthony Luder is Director of the Department of Paediatrics at Ziv Medical Centre and Special Projects Advisor, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel. Dr Kerry Jeavons is Consultant in Paediatric Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Yorkshire, UK.
Reviews for Essential Paediatrics and Child Health
‘Whether you are planning, practicing, preparing, or have a passion for paediatrics, this textbook is perfect for medical students who may like to specialise in this field or for readers who need a vital guide for quick referencing during their paediatric rotation in medical school. This textbook provides a comprehensive resource for readers who would like to obtain a deeper understanding of the world of contemporary paediatrics and to keep up to date with the latest technological advances that are available in diagnosing and treating diseases in children.’ – Australian Medical Student Journal
