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Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination Keir Shiels

Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination By Keir Shiels

Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination by Keir Shiels


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Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination is an indispensable guide to the examination of children, a challenging part of clinical practice for medical students and junior doctors as it involves dealing with newborn babies through to teenagers (often also the child's parents or guardians) and requires different communication skills and knowledge.

Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination Summary

Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination: Second Edition by Keir Shiels

Titles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance at a highly-affordable price on subjects that medical students, foundation doctors and a range of other practitioners need help with 'on the go'.

The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the fear factor associated with day-to-day clinical training, and provides a handy reference that students and junior doctors can carry with them at all times.

Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination is an indispensable guide to the examination of children, a challenging part of clinical practice for medical students and junior doctors as it involves dealing with newborn babies through to teenagers (often also the child's parents or guardians) and requires different communication skills and knowledge.

Key features:

  • Concise, accessible writing style and numerous colour photographs combine to produce a highly practical guide to the subject
  • Logical, sequential content: introductory chapters on the principles of paediatric history taking and examination, then chapters devoted to each body system and a closing chapter on clinical procedures.

Changes to second edition:

  • Extensively revised and updated throughout
  • New chapter dedicated to abnormal behaviour
  • 80 new clinical images, including 50 brand new examination photos

About Keir Shiels

Keir Shiels MA MB BChir MRCPCH MAcadMEd
Specialty Registrar in Paediatrics, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK

Rossa Brugha BMBCh MA(Oxon) MRCPCH PhD
Academic Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London, London, UK

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 History taking

1.1 Algorithmic thinking

1.2 Preparation

1.3 Communication

1.4 Components of the paediatric history

1.5 Red Flags

Chapter 2 Examination of a newborn

2.1 Clinical scenarios

2.2 Pregnancy history

2.3 Development and delivery

2.4 Examination of the newborn

Chapter 3 Examination of a child

3.1 Recognising the sick child

3.2 Examining a child

3.3 Chaperones

Chapter 4 Growth and nutrition

4.1 Clinical scenarios

4.2 Common presentations

4.3 Examination of growth

4.4 Examination of pubertal status

4.5 Summary

Chapter 5 Developmental assessment

5.1 Clinical scenarios

5.2 Common presentations

5.2 Developmental milestones

5.3 Developmental assessment

5.4 Summary

Chapter 6 The respiratory system

6.1 Clinical scenarios

6.2 Common presentations

6.3 Respiratory examination

6.4 Summary

Chapter 7 The cardiovascular system

7.1 Clinical scenarios

7.2 Common presentations

7.3 Cardiac examination

7.4 Summary

Chapter 8 The abdomen

8.1 Clinical scenarios

8.2 Common presentations

8.3 Abdominal examination

8.4 Summary

Chapter 9 The nervous system

9.1 Clinical Scenarios

9.2 Common presentations

9.3 Neurological history

9.4 Cranial nerve examination

9.5 Peripheral nerve examination

9.6 Summary

Chapter 10 Bones, joints and muscles

10.1 Clinical scenarios

10.2 Common presentations

10.3 Musculoskeletal examination

10.4 Summary

Chapter 11 The head and neck

11.1 Clinical scenarios

11.2 Common presentations

11.3 Examination of the mouth and throat

11.4 Examination of the ears and nose

11.5 Examination of neck lumps

11.6 Summary

Chapter 12 Skin and rashes

12.1 Clinical scenarios

12.2 Common presentations

12.3 Examination of the skin

12.4 Summary

Chapter 13 Abnormal behaviour

13.1 Clinical scenarios

13.2 Common presentations

13.3 Behavioural examination

13.4 Sleep history and examination

13.5 Summary

Chapter 14 Genetic disorders and syndromes

14.1 Clinical scenarios

14.2 Common genetic syndromes

14.3 Examination for genetic syndromes

14.4 Summary

Additional information

GOR012967663
9781909836891
1909836893
Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination: Second Edition by Keir Shiels
Used - Very Good
Paperback
JP Medical Ltd
2019-08-31
304
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