This book from experienced paediatricians Professor Alf Nicholson and Professor Kevin Dunne covers the essential elements needed throughout the career of those who treat children and adolescents.
Based on the current paediatric training curriculum, this book includes the core basics (section 1), the various symptom-based presentations (section 2) all with input from renowned sub-specialists in Paediatrics, the common presentations relating to age that are seen in primary care (section 3) and the skills you need to have to be a successful trainee or consultant in Paediatrics (section 4). All of the chapters have high quality clinical and radiology images as appropriate and have additional typical case scenarios to highlight the learning points.
This book is unique in that it caters for undergraduate students through to postgraduate trainees in paediatrics or general practice, and the working GP or consultant.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Foreword - p. iii 6. Preface - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Dedication - p. iii 9. Section 1: The Core Essentials - p. iii 10. List of Illustrations - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: The Big Picture in Child Health - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Taking a History - p. g9 14. Chapter 3: The Paediatric Examination - p. g16 15. Chapter 4: The Newborn and the Six-Week Examination - p. g28 16. Chapter 5: Feeding Issues and Faltering Growth - p. g41 17. Chapter 6: Growth and Puberty - p. g49 18. Chapter 7: Understanding Childhood and Adolescent Obesity - p. g61 19. Section 2: A Symptom-Based Approach - p. g66 20. Chapter 8: Common Problems in Newborns - p. g66 21. Chapter 9: Evaluating the Dysmorphic Child - p. g87 22. Chapter 10: Anaemia – The Pale Child - p. g101 23. Chapter 11: Congenital Heart Disease - p. g111 24. Chapter 12: The Child With a Cough - p. g125 25. Chapter 13: The Child With Diarrhoea - p. g136 26. Chapter 14: Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood and Adolescence - p. g146 27. Chapter 15: The Child with a Fever - p. g153 28. Chapter 16: Food Allergies in Children - p. g164 29. Chapter 17: The Child With Frequent Infections - p. g175 30. Chapter 18: The Child With Headaches - p. g183 31. Chapter 19: Inborn Errors of Metabolism - p. g191 32. Chapter 20: Joint Pains in Childhood - p. g199 33. Chapter 21: Problems Relating to the Kidneys - p. g206 34. Chapter 22: Neurodisability - p. g215 35. Chapter 23: The Child with a Rash - p. g226 36. Chapter 24: Safeguarding Infants and Children - p. g239 37. Chapter 25: The Child With a Seizure - p. g246 38. Chapter 26: Severe Illness in Infancy and Childhood - p. g258 39. Chapter 27: Surgical Problems in Infancy and Childhood - p. g268 40. Section 3: Paediatrics in Everyday Practice - p. g289 41. Chapter 28: Common Presentations in Infancy - p. g289 42. Chapter 29: Frequent Flyers in the Toddler Years - p. g299 43. Chapter 30: Issues in School-Going Children - p. g309 44. Chapter 31: Adolescent Health - p. g319 45. Section 4: The Skills Required to Be a Successful Paediatrician - p. g330 46. Chapter 32: Clinical Reasoning and the Clinical Consultation - p. g330 47. Chapter 33: Learning From Clinical Events - p. g339 48. Chapter 34: Illness Without Disease - p. g348 49. Chapter 35: Professionalism, Advocacy and Ethics in Child Health - p. g352 50. Chapter 36: Interpretation of Laboratory Results - p. g356 51. Chapter 37: ECG Interpretation - p. g360 52. Chapter 38: Critical Appraisal of the Literature - p. g378 53. Chapter 39: Practical Procedures in Neonatology and Paediatrics - p. g383 54. Index - p. g393
This book from experienced paediatricians Professor Alf Nicholson and Professor Kevin Dunne covers the essential elements needed throughout the career of those who treat children and adolescents.
Based on the current paediatric training curriculum, this book includes the core basics (section 1), the various symptom-based presentations (section 2) all with input from renowned sub-specialists in Paediatrics, the common presentations relating to age that are seen in primary care (section 3) and the skills you need to have to be a successful trainee or consultant in Paediatrics (section 4). All of the chapters have high quality clinical and radiology images as appropriate and have additional typical case scenarios to highlight the learning points.
This book is unique in that it caters for undergraduate students through to postgraduate trainees in paediatrics or general practice, and the working GP or consultant.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Foreword - p. iii 6. Preface - p. iii 7. Contributors - p. iii 8. Dedication - p. iii 9. Section 1: The Core Essentials - p. iii 10. List of Illustrations - p. iii 11. List of Tables - p. iii 12. Chapter 1: The Big Picture in Child Health - p. iii 13. Chapter 2: Taking a History - p. g9 14. Chapter 3: The Paediatric Examination - p. g16 15. Chapter 4: The Newborn and the Six-Week Examination - p. g28 16. Chapter 5: Feeding Issues and Faltering Growth - p. g41 17. Chapter 6: Growth and Puberty - p. g49 18. Chapter 7: Understanding Childhood and Adolescent Obesity - p. g61 19. Section 2: A Symptom-Based Approach - p. g66 20. Chapter 8: Common Problems in Newborns - p. g66 21. Chapter 9: Evaluating the Dysmorphic Child - p. g87 22. Chapter 10: Anaemia – The Pale Child - p. g101 23. Chapter 11: Congenital Heart Disease - p. g111 24. Chapter 12: The Child With a Cough - p. g125 25. Chapter 13: The Child With Diarrhoea - p. g136 26. Chapter 14: Diabetes Mellitus in Childhood and Adolescence - p. g146 27. Chapter 15: The Child with a Fever - p. g153 28. Chapter 16: Food Allergies in Children - p. g164 29. Chapter 17: The Child With Frequent Infections - p. g175 30. Chapter 18: The Child With Headaches - p. g183 31. Chapter 19: Inborn Errors of Metabolism - p. g191 32. Chapter 20: Joint Pains in Childhood - p. g199 33. Chapter 21: Problems Relating to the Kidneys - p. g206 34. Chapter 22: Neurodisability - p. g215 35. Chapter 23: The Child with a Rash - p. g226 36. Chapter 24: Safeguarding Infants and Children - p. g239 37. Chapter 25: The Child With a Seizure - p. g246 38. Chapter 26: Severe Illness in Infancy and Childhood - p. g258 39. Chapter 27: Surgical Problems in Infancy and Childhood - p. g268 40. Section 3: Paediatrics in Everyday Practice - p. g289 41. Chapter 28: Common Presentations in Infancy - p. g289 42. Chapter 29: Frequent Flyers in the Toddler Years - p. g299 43. Chapter 30: Issues in School-Going Children - p. g309 44. Chapter 31: Adolescent Health - p. g319 45. Section 4: The Skills Required to Be a Successful Paediatrician - p. g330 46. Chapter 32: Clinical Reasoning and the Clinical Consultation - p. g330 47. Chapter 33: Learning From Clinical Events - p. g339 48. Chapter 34: Illness Without Disease - p. g348 49. Chapter 35: Professionalism, Advocacy and Ethics in Child Health - p. g352 50. Chapter 36: Interpretation of Laboratory Results - p. g356 51. Chapter 37: ECG Interpretation - p. g360 52. Chapter 38: Critical Appraisal of the Literature - p. g378 53. Chapter 39: Practical Procedures in Neonatology and Paediatrics - p. g383 54. Index - p. g393
