Round Jonathan, Stradling Lucy, Myers Alice (eds.) Paediatrics: Clinical Cases Uncovered

Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. — 201 p. — ISBN: 978-1-405-15984-5Guiding you through paediatrics, Clinical Cases Uncovered presents real-life problems which you can work through and improve on time and again. Each case looks at a different child, from premature infant to teenager, with acute or long-term problems. Presentations reflect common primary care and hospital-based practice and will give you a detailed insight into how children with a wide variety of problems can be assessed and managed.The first section covers essential paediatric basics, then looks at common disorders and useful pointers. There is a section on practical assessment of children, helping you adapt your skills for the age of the child and the presenting problem. The helpful self-assessment section then lets you test all you have learnt and makes for great revision.Basics.
Essential paediatrics.
Assessment of children.
Useful pointers in paediatrics.
Cases.
The tiny baby.
The sick preterm baby.
The baby with breathing difficulties.
The blue baby.
The jaundiced baby.
Is my baby alright?
The febrile infant.
The vomiting baby.
The lethargic baby.
The thin infant.
The odd-looking baby.
Ralph’s lumpy groin.
The noisy breather.
The disruptive little boy.
The grumpy toddler.
The boy with fits.
The colicky infant.
The slow walker.
The toddler with diarrhoea.
The swollen child.
Yet another chest infection.
The drowsy child.
The breathless child.
A sore throat.
The short child.
Swollen knees and a rash.
The asthmatic teenager.
The limping boy.
A nasty chest infection.
A bruised toddler.
The teenager who has taken an overdose.
Cough.
Self-assessment.
MCQs.
EMQs.
SAQs.