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John Wiley Paediatrics Lecture Notes 10Ed (Pb 2021) by Darling J.C.
Paediatrics Lecture Notes covers the core aspects of caring for children in clinical practice, offering concise yet detailed information on examination, emergency care, nutrition, immunisation, infant and adolescent health, and more. Designed for medical students and junior doctors alike, this compact and easy-to-use textbook guides readers through each essential aspect of paediatric care, from normal and abnormal childhood development, to cardiology, gastroenterology and metabolic disorders. Throughout the text, key points, practice questions, treatment guides, learning logs and self-assessment tests help prepare readers for paediatric rotations and clinical examinations. Now in its tenth edition, this classic textbook features new and updated information that reflects changes in practice and recent advances in child and adolescent health. Providing a clear and accessible overview of paediatrics, this invaluable single-volume resource: Presents an overview of paediatrics, including expanded materials on genetics, differential diagnosis, investigation for common presentations, and treatment and management of various conditions Offers real-life advice and practical ways of gaining experience in paediatrics and career development Includes OSCE stations, examination review tips, extended matching questions and additional online learning resources Features an enhanced Symptom Sorter to quickly determine which conditions should feature in differential diagnoses Paediatrics Lecture Notes, Tenth Edition is a must-have guide for medical students and junior doctors in paediatric placements and preparing for clinical examinations. Paediatric Symptom SorterOSCE stationsPrefaceAcknowledgementsFurther readingHow to use your textbookPart 1 Essentials of paediatrics1 Children and their health 2 Parents and children: listening and talking3 Examination of children 4 The clinical process5 Emergency paediatricsPart 2 Normal and abnormal in childhood: growth development behaviour and prevention6 Genetics7 Fetal medicine8 Birth and the newborn infant9 Disorders of the newborn10 Child development and how to assess it11 Learning problems12 Emotional and behavioural problems13 Nutrition14 Abnormal growth and sex development15 Immunization and infections16 Accidents and non-accidents17 Adolescent healthPart 3 Systems and specialities18 Neurology19 Ear nose and throat20 Respiratory medicine21 Cardiology22 Gastroenterology23 Urology24 Bones and joints25 Dermatology26 Haematology27 Neoplasia28 Endocrine and metabolic disordersPart 4 After paediatrics29 Preparing for clinical examinations in paediatrics and child health30 Safe prescribing31 Careers in paediatricsSelf-testExtended matching questionsAnswers to extended matching questionsIndex