Paediatrics at a Glance

<p><i>Paediatrics at a Glance</i> provides an introduction to paediatrics and the problems encountered in child health as they present in primary, community and secondary care, from birth through to adolescence. <br /><br />Thoroughly updated to reflect changes in understanding of childhood illness over the last 5 years, the 4th edition of this best-selling textbook diagrammatically summarises the main differential diagnoses for each presenting symptom, while accompanying text covers important disorders and conditions as well as management information.<br /><br /><i>Paediatrics at a Glance</i>:<br />• Is an accessible, user-friendly guide to the entire paediatric curriculum<br />• Features expanded coverage of psychological issues and ethics in child health<br />• Includes more on advances in genetics, screening and therapy of childhood illness<br />• Contains new videos of procedures and concepts on the companion website<br />• Includes a brand new chapter on Palliative Care – an emerging area in the specialty<br />• Features full colour artwork throughout<br />• Includes a companion website at www.ataglanceseries.com/paediatrics featuring interactive self-assessment case studies, MCQs, videos of the procedures and concepts covered in the book, and links to online resources<br /><br /><i>Paediatrics at a Glance</i> is the ideal companion for anyone about to start a paediatric attachment or module and will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and GP trainees as well as nursing students and other health professionals.</p>