Lecture Notes: Paediatrics

__Paediatrics Lecture Notes__ provides the information central to a thorough understanding of the care of children in clinical practice, drawing out key concepts in areas such as examination, communication and emergency paediatrics, in addition to systematically structured clinical topics. Incorporating brand new and updated material to reflect advances in various areas of child and adolescent health, such as genetics, behavioural and emotional problems and seizures, this edition is also ideal for exam preparation. Key learning features include: • Ready-made revision lists, OSCE stations and practice EMQs • New ‘icon’ system highlighting essential clinical topics throughout • Helpful key points and treatment boxes in every chapter • A new ‘Symptom Sorter’, available at www.lecturenoteseries.com/paediatrics, to help quickly determine which conditions should feature in your differential diagnoses An ideal resource for those encountering this area of study for the first time, on paediatric rotation, or needing to refresh their knowledge, __Paediatrics Lecture Notes__ presents the vital information in one accessible and user friendly volume. Paediatrics Lecture Notes provides the information central to a thorough understanding of the care of children in clinical practice, drawing out key concepts in areas such as examination, communication and emergency paediatrics, in addition to systematically structured clinical topics. Incorporating brand new and updated material to reflect advances in various areas of child and adolescent health, such as genetics, behavioural and emotional problems and seizures, this edition is also ideal for exam preparation. Key learning features Ready-made revision lists, OSCE stations and practice EMQs New icon system highlighting essential clinical topics throughout Helpful key points and treatment boxes in every chapter A new Symptom Sorter, available at (http://www.lecturenoteseries.com/paediatrics) www.lecturenoteseries.com/paediatrics , to help quickly determine which conditions should feature in your differential diagnoses An ideal resource for those encountering this area of study for the first time, on paediatric rotation, or needing to refresh their knowledge, Paediatrics Lecture Notes presents the vital information in one accessible and user friendly volume. 4 Emergency paediatrics; 4.1 Basic life support; 4.1.1 Airway; 4.1.2 Breathing; 4.1.3 Circulation; 4.2 Recognition of impending or imminent collapse; 4.2.1 Respiratory distress and failure; 4.2.2 Shock; 4.3 Paediatric advanced life support; 4.3.1 Airway management; 4.3.2 Vascular access; 4.3.3 Drugs; 4.3.4 Cardiopulmonary arrest; 4.3.5 Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO); 4.4 Recognition of the ill child; Summary; Part 2 Normal and abnormal in childhood: growth, development behaviour and prevention; 5 Genetics; 5.1 The human genome; 5.2 Genetic mechanisms of disease "This book provides the information central to a thorough understanding of the care of children in clinical practice, drawing out key concepts in areas such as examination, communication and emergency paediatrics, in addition to systematically structured clinical topics."--Publisher Providing a concise and accessible account of the core knowledge required for the practice of paediatric medicine, this title focuses on what the student needs to know, including key points and case histories to assist learning