Paediatric Handbook

<p>This new edition of the best-selling manual, <i>The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Paediatric Handbook</i> 9th Edition is a succinct and practical guide to managing common and serious disorders in childhood. Relevant to medical, nursing and allied health fields, this is both a useful source for revision and an essential guide to clinical management and rapid decision-making at the point of care.</p> <p>For this edition, the <i>handbook</i> has been restructured according to body systems and is now more closely aligned with the Royal Children’s Hospital Clinical Practice Guidelines. It also includes updated evidence-based information in all chapters, an additional genetics chapter, new renal and oncology chapters and fully updated drug doses.</p> <p><i>The Handbook includes:</i></p> <ul> <li>Clear illustrations, and plenty of accessible diagnostic and management algorithms</li> <li>A Paediatric Pharmacopoeia</li> <li>Step-by-step guidelines for paediatric procedures</li> <li>Emphasis on the modern, community-based approach to the management of children’s problems</li> <li>A strong emphasis on practical management by the doctor at first contact</li> </ul> <p>With well-presented, summarized information that you can easily access during a consultation, this text is also an excellent supplemental handbook for students, junior medical staff and medical practitioners.</p>