Full Description
Known for its full-colour, visually appealing format as well as easy accessibility to must-know information, Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of the undergraduate curriculum in paediatrics and child health. The seventh edition of the highly regarded "Sunflower Book" has been updated with new content throughout, while retaining hundreds of high-quality colour images and diagrams, key points, summary boxes, case histories, and more-all designed to help medical students, residents, and trainees approaching specialty exams in paediatrics master the essential content needed in this fast-changing area.
Covers all aspects of paediatrics, from examination, normal child development, and emergencies to perinatal, neonatal, and adolescent medicine, including all relevant diseases and disorders
Features numerous high-quality images and diagrams, key points, case histories, and summaries to aid understanding and revision
Includes recent advances in genetics, immunisation, diabetes and emergency paediatrics, plus a new chapter on practical procedures and interpretation of investigations
Addresses the curriculum requirements for undergraduate paediatrics and the MLA (Medical Licensing Assessment) as well as core knowledge for the MRCPCH theory examinations
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Contents
1. Paediatrics and child health
2. History and examination
3. Normal child development, hearing and vision
4. Developmental problems and the child with special needs
5. Care of the ill child and young person
6. Paediatric emergencies
7. Accidents and poisoning
8. Maltreatment of children and young people
9. Genetics
10. Perinatal medicine
11. Neonatal medicine
12. Growth and puberty
13. Nutrition
14. Gastroenterology
15. Infection and immunity
16. Allergy
17. Respiratory disorders
18. Cardiac disorders
19. Kidney and urinary tract disorders
20. Genital disorders
21. Liver disorders
22. Malignant disease
23. Haematological disorders
24. Child and adolescent mental health
25. Dermatological disorders
26. Diabetes mellitus and endocrinology
27. Inborn errors of metabolism
28. Musculoskeletal disorders
29. Neurological disorders
30. Adolescent medicine
31. Global child health
