Essential Clinical Methods In Paediatrics

Clinical skills have been on the decline over the past many years. This book is an easy-to-read effort at the essential but in-depth approach (with explanations) to patient information generation (History and Physical Examination) and the correct documentation (and presentation) of such in a standardised format. It also guides on how to engage in the follow-up analytical and logically derived appropriate conclusions, the diagnosis. To the trainee (medical undergraduate and paediatric postgraduate), it exposes them to the fundamentals of clinical practice skills helping them self-develop their skills thereby guaranteeing a resultant success in practice and Clinical examinations. To the clinicians and trainers, this is their trusted companion to imbue them with the necessary confidence in their clinical practice and training needs.

This book is a concise learning guide dedicated to the full scope of pediatric history-taking and clinical examination, for use in OSCEs as well as clinical life. It guides the reader simply and methodically through what to ask when taking a history, and how to perform a comprehensive physical examination. The book contains more than 30 “History Stations” covering the most common pediatric cases, as well as 10 “Examination Stations” covering examinations of the different body system. It provides students and resident doctors worldwide with the necessary core information for pediatric history-taking and clinical examination, all in a brief and interesting format. The book adopts a reader-friendly format through a lecture-note style and the use of Key Points, Clinical Tips, Notes, Tables, and Boxes listing the most important features. It is also richly illustrated, demonstrating the correct way to perform clinical examinations. Written “by a resident, for residents and medical students,” this book has been revised, foreworded, and peer-reviewed by fourteen prominent authorities in the field of Pediatrics from various parts of the world (including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Italy, Canada, and India), and from different universities (Illinois, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oxford, Edinburgh, Keele, Melbourne, Toronto, Parma, and Florence Universities). These experts recommend this book for medical students, pediatric residents, and pediatric practitioners, as well as pediatricians.

This book beautifully blends the art and science of clinical examination of children. It has been extensively revised, updated and expanded to enable clinicians to treat children with tact and clinical skills, and their parents and attendants with concern and compassion. The importance of good communication skills and bedside manner has been emphasised for building a trustworthy and credible doctorpatient and doctorparent relationship. The chapter on abnormal physical signs and their interpretation has been expanded and the book can serve as an excellent manual to the practising pediatricians for differential diagnosis of common clinical disorders in children. A large number of additional photographs, tables, medical quotations and boxes with key points have been included. It is one of the most comprehensive publication on pediatric clinical methods to serve the felt needs of medical graduate students, pediatric residents and pediatricians to rejuvenate the dwindling art of pediatrics.

A throughly revised and updated edition of a sucessful and polular textbook for students of paediatrics. It retains its colour format, students-friendly presentation, logical concepts, easy language and graphical representation for easy retention. It also includes a large number of figures and photographs to facilitate better visualisation of clinical examination and diagnosis.

This volume is a comprehensive, clear and accessible guide to clinical techniques and analysis of symptoms in order to reach a diagnosis. Special emphasis on routine examination of the child and routine laboratory tests.

Fully revised, this is an updated new edition of a much-loved book which has built a reputation for pithy, entertaining good sense over the course of six editions. ‘Children are different. Paediatrics is much more than medicine miniaturised.’ From reviews of the previous edition: ‘All in all a very handy book for the student, the resident or other professionals working with children. I had a lot of fun reading it.’ ‘The book is full of wonderful illustrations, and funny and profound advice with quotations, like the words of Sir Dominic Corrigan (1853): "The trouble with many doctors is not that they do not know enough but that they do not see enough", or the advice to teach thy tongue to say" "I do not know" (Rabbi Moses Maimonides or Rambam, 1135-1204). I have used this book for my final medical year paediatrics exams, the DCH and the MRCP and it has been a great help. It reminds us of the most important and basic things - history and examination, and of course a friendly demeanour.’ Short, manageable chapters Clinical examples of examination techniques Very helpful tips and topics section Clinical checklists Simply illustrated Updated throughout New section of ‘questions of fives’ questions Short glossary of Latin terms

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

Clinical Paediatrics, 4/e is specially designed for medical students, this book presents a succinct exposition of the clinical procedures involved in the diagnosis and management of common Paediatric cases. In a simple and easy-to-understand language, the book explains the fundamentals of History taking-both general and systemic, Clinical examination, Differential diagnosis, Investigations, Diagnosis, Management and prognosis. It particularly emphasizes history taking and examination of the cardiovascular system, central nervous system and nutritional diseases. The book also explains the various disorders seen in children. A simple point wise style of presentation is followed throughout the text and important features are summarized in appropriate tables and boxes. Relevant clinical photographs are included to illustrate the text.