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Paediatrics at a Glance

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Paediatrics at a Glance offers a concise introduction to paediatrics, addressing common childhood health issues from birth through adolescence across primary, community, and secondary care settings. The 4th edition is thoroughly updated to include the latest advances in genetics, screening, therapy, and ethical considerations, with new focus on psychological issues and a chapter on palliative care. The book features clear diagrams, full-colour artwork, and an accompanying website with videos, interactive case studies, and self-assessment tools to support learning.
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Ideal for medical students, junior doctors, GP trainees, nursing students, and other health professionals seeking an accessible, user-friendly guide to the paediatric curriculum and clinical practice.

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Paediatrics at a Glance 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.

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Paediatrics at a Glance 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.

Thoroughly updated to reflect changes in understanding of childhood illness over the last five years, the 4th edition of this best-selling textbook diagrammatically summarises the main differential diagnoses for each presenting symptom. The accompanying text covers important disorders and conditions, as well as management information.

Paediatrics at a Glance:

  • Is an accessible, user-friendly guide to the entire paediatric curriculum
  • Features expanded coverage of psychological issues and ethics in child health
  • Includes more on advances in genetics, screening, and therapy of childhood illness
  • Contains new videos of procedures and concepts on the companion website
  • Includes a brand new chapter on Palliative Care - an emerging area in the specialty
  • Features full-colour artwork throughout
  • 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

Paediatrics at a Glance 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.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118947838

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 May 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Edition: 4th edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 213.0mm

Height: 274.0mm

Weight: 585g

Pages: 208

About the Author

Lawrence Miall is Consultant in Neonatal Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Mary Rudolf is Professor of Child Health and Consultant Paediatrician, University of Leeds and Leeds Community Health Care Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.

Dominic Smith is Consultant Paediatrician, Department of Child Health, York Teaching Hospital and Hull York Medical School, York, UK.

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