From birth through to adolescence, the emphasis is on common andimportant paediatric problems. This is the only book that takeseach symptom and walks you through history taking and physicalexamination step-by-step. Each section concludes withcharacteristics and features of the symptoms covered, allowing youto reach differential diagnoses in a logical, highly-structuredway. A unique feature are the videos, accessible via your desktopedition, that accompany the book. Designed to enhance yourclinical skills and help you in OSCEs, they show you how to examinechildren correctly.
This third edition has been substantially updated throughout andincludes new chapters on cardiac conditions and socialpaediatrics. Beautifully presented, with many newillustrations and photographs, favourite features such as ‘ata glance’ and ‘clues to the diagnosis’ boxes areback, with new ‘red flag’ boxes to signal the crucialinformation you need. The self-assessment section allows youto check your knowledge and prepare for paediatrics exams.
Paediatrics and Child Health is the perfect resource fora course on paediatrics, and is accompanied by a FREE enhancedWiley Desktop Edition – the interactive digital version of the bookwith downloadable text and images, highlighting and note-takingfacilities, book-marking, cross-referencing, in-text searching, andlinking to references and glossary terms.
Paediatrics and Child Health is also supported by fullydownloadable figures and illustrations at