Clinical vignettes to highlight key learning points
Over 90 case scenarios sprinkled throughout the book with clinical pearls, interpretation of investigations and pitfalls to avoid for each scenario
List of key points to be obtained from a consultation to support doctors in the clinic
All key procedures in neonatology and paediatrics are covered
Problem-solving practice to test knowledge
Section 4 hosts unique chapters not least safe practice, dealing with uncertainty, the avoidance of errors, ethical dilemmas, ECG and laboratory interpretation of results, neonatal and paediatric procedures and critical journal reading
High-quality clinical pictures, cardiac pictures, ECGs and radiology images to support learning
Content suitable for students, GPs and specialists
SECTION 1 The Core Essentials 1. The Big Picture in Child Health 2. Taking a History 3. The Paediatric Examination 4. The Newborn and the Six-Week Examination 5. Feeding Issues and Faltering Growth 6. Growth and Puberty 7. Understanding Childhood and Adolescent Obesity
SECTION 2 A Symptom-Based Approach 8. Common Problems in Newborns 9. Evaluating the Dysmorphic Child 10. Anaemia – The Pale Child 11. Congenital Heart Disease 12. The Child With a Cough 13. The Child With Diarrhoea 14. Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood and Adolescence 15. The Child With a Fever 16. Food Allergies in Children 17. The Child With Frequent Infections 18. The Child With Headaches 19. Inborn Errors of Metabolism 20. Joint Pains in Childhood 21. Problems Relating to the Kidneys 22. Neurodisability 23. The Child With a Rash 24. Safeguarding Infants and Children 25. The Child With a Seizure 26. Severe Illness in Infancy and Childhood 27. Surgical Problems in Infancy and Childhood
SECTION 3 Paediatrics in Everyday Practice 28. Common Presentations in Infancy 29. Frequent Flyers in the Toddler Years 30. Issues in School-Going Children 31. Adolescent Health
SECTION 4 The Skills Required to Be a Successful Paediatrician 32. Clinical Reasoning and the Clinical Consultation 33. Learning From Clinical Events 34. Illness Without Disease 35. Professionalism, Advocacy and Ethics in Child Health 36. Interpretation of Laboratory Results 37. ECG Interpretation 38. Critical Appraisal of the Literature 39. Practical Procedures in Neonatology and Paediatrics
Alf Nicholson, FRCPI FRCPCH, Professor of Paediatrics and Head of the School of Medicine, RCSI Bahrain and Kevin Dunne, MD FRCPI, Professor of Paediatrics, RCSI Bahrain
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