Paediatrics

by Newell, Simon J.; Darling, Jonathan C.

• ISBN13: 9780470657072
• ISBN10: 0470657073
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-03-31
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Paediatrics Lecture Notes provides the information central to a thorough understanding of the care of children in clinical practice, drawing out key concepts in areas such as examination, communication and emergency paediatrics, in addition to systematically structured clinical topics.

Incorporating brand new and updated material to reflect advances in various areas of child and adolescent health, such as genetics, behavioural and emotional problems and seizures, this edition is also ideal for exam preparation.

Key learning features include:
• Ready-made revision lists, OSCE stations and practice EMQs
• New ‘icon’ system highlighting essential clinical topics throughout
• Helpful key points and treatment boxes in every chapter
• A new ‘Symptom Sorter’, available at www.lecturenoteseries.com/paediatrics, to help quickly determine which conditions should feature in your differential diagnoses

An ideal resource for those encountering this area of study for the first time, on paediatric rotation, or needing to refresh their knowledge, Paediatrics Lecture Notes presents the vital information in one accessible and user friendly volume.

Author Biography

Simon Newell is Consultant and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Paediatrics and Child Health at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds

Jonathan Darling is Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatrics and Child Health at University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Table of Contents

OSCE stations

Preface

Acknowledgements

Symptom sorter

Part 1 Essentials of paediatrics

1. Children and their health

2. Parents and children: listening and talking

3. Examination of children

4. Emergency paediatrics

Part 2 Normal and abnormal in childhood: growth, development, behaviour and prevention

5. Genetics

6. Fetal medicine

7. Birth and the newborn infant

8. Disorders of the newborn

9. Child development and how to assess it

10. Learning problems

11. Emotional and behavioural problems

12. Nutrition

13. Abnormal growth and sex development

14. Immunization and infections

15. Accidents and non-accidents

16. Adolescent health

Part 3 Systems and specialities

17. Neurology

18. Ear, nose and throat

19. Respiratory medicine

20. Cardiology

21. Gastroenterology

22. Urology

23. Bones and joints

24. Dermatology

25. Haematology

26. Neoplasia

27. Endocrine and metabolic disorders

Part 4 After paediatrics

28 Preparing for examinations

29 Prescribing

30 Careers

Self-test: Extended Matching Questions

Answers

Index