Building Blocks in Paediatrics

Description:

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.

Features:

• 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
• Includes 20 podcasts

Table Of Contents:

1 The big picture in child health 
2 Taking a history
3 Systems and Developmental examination
4 The newborn and 6 week examinations
5 Feeding issues and faltering growth
6 Growth and puberty
7 Understanding obesity in childhood
8 Issues in term and preterm infants
9 The dysmorphic newborn infant
10 The pale child
11 Congenital heart disease
12 The child with a cough
13 The child with diarrhoea
14 Diabetes
15 The child with a fever
16 Food allergies
17 The child with frequent infections 
18 The child with headaches 
19 Inborn errors of metabolism
20 The child with joint pains 
21 The child with kidney problems 
22 Neurodisability
23 The child with a rash
24 Safeguarding
25 The child with a seizure
26 Severe illness
27 Surgical problems in infancy and childhood
28 Common problems in infancy
29 Frequent flyers in the toddler years
30 Common problems in school-going children
31 Issues in adolescence
32 Clinical decision making and the clinical consultation
33 Learning from clinical events
34 Illness without disease
35 Ethics, professionalism and advocacy
36 Interpretation of laboratory results
37 ECG interpretation
38 Critical appraisal of the literature
39 Neonatal and paediatric procedures