Essential Paediatrics and Child Health

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

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 paediatricsCombines up-to-date descriptions of the latest in basic and clinical science with the core competencies expected of students in paediatric rotationsSelf-directed learning is made easy by means of navigation diagrams, tables, key-point and "at-a-glance" boxes, links to guidelines and other summary aidsSections on student experience, self-assessment, doing well in paediatric clinical placements and preparing for examinations and OSCEsIncludes 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 moreProvides a companion website containing physical examination instruction videos, a complete set of interactive patient scenarios and multiple-choice questionsEssential Paediatrics and Child Health is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors to succeed in their studies and clinical practice.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-08-13
Mått:218 x 274 x 25 mm
Vikt:1 497 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Essentials
Antal sidor:536
Upplaga:4
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781119420224

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Mer om författaren

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.

Recensioner i media

‘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

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword viiPreface to the fourth edition ixAcknowledgements xiHow to get the best out of your textbook xiiiIntroduction: Doing well in paediatrics 1Part 1: About children1 Nature and nurture 92 Health care and health promotion 273 Children with long-term medical conditions 45Part 2: A paediatric tool kit4 Communicating with children, their families and colleagues 615 History taking and clinical examination 676 Developmental assessment 997 Investigations and their interpretation 1078 Prescribing for children 123Part 3: An approach to problem-based paediatrics9 The febrile child 13310 Respiratory disorders 15911 Gastrointestinal disorders 18312 Cardiac disorders 21713 Neurological disorders 22914 Development and neurodisability 25115 Growth, endocrine and metabolic disorders 27716 Musculoskeletal disorders 30717 Renal and urinary tract disorders 31918 Genitalia 33719 Dermatology and rashes 34520 Haematological disorders 37121 Emotional, behavioural and educational problems 38122 Social paediatrics 39123 Emergency paediatrics 39924 The newborn 42725 Adolescence and puberty 455Part 4: Testing your knowledge26 Practice MCQ and examination questions 471Multiple choice questions 472Answers to multiple choice questions 484Practice examination papers 486Answers to practice examination papers 492Index 495