Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination: Second Edition(Pocket Tutor)

Titles in the Pocket Tutor series give practical guidance at a highly-affordable price on subjects that medical students, foundation doctors and a range of other practitioners need help with ‘on the go’. The highly-structured, bite-size content helps novices combat the fear factor associated with day-to-day clinical training, and provides a handy reference that students and junior doctors can carry with them at all times.    Pocket Tutor Paediatric Clinical Examination is an indispensable guide to the examination of children, a challenging part of clinical practice for medical students and junior doctors as it involves dealing with newborn babies through to teenagers (often also the child’s parents or guardians) and requires different communication skills and knowledge. Key features: Concise, accessible writing style and numerous colour photographs combine to produce a highly practical guide to the subject Logical, sequential content: introductory chapters on the principles of paediatric history taking and examination, then chapters devoted to each body system and a closing chapter on clinical procedures.  Changes to second edition: Extensively revised and updated throughout New chapter dedicated to abnormal behaviour 80 new clinical images, including 50 brand new examination photos

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 History taking 1.1 Algorithmic thinking 1.2 Preparation 1.3 Communication 1.4 Components of the paediatric history 1.5 Red Flags   Chapter 2 Examination of a newborn 2.1 Clinical scenarios 2.2 Pregnancy history 2.3 Development and delivery 2.4 Examination of the newborn   Chapter 3 Examination of a child 3.1 Recognising the sick child 3.2 Examining a child 3.3 Chaperones   Chapter 4 Growth and nutrition 4.1 Clinical scenarios 4.2 Common presentations 4.3 Examination of growth 4.4 Examination of pubertal status 4.5 Summary   Chapter 5 Developmental assessment 5.1 Clinical scenarios 5.2 Common presentations 5.2 Developmental milestones 5.3 Developmental assessment 5.4 Summary   Chapter 6 The respiratory system 6.1 Clinical scenarios 6.2 Common presentations 6.3 Respiratory examination 6.4 Summary   Chapter 7 The cardiovascular system 7.1 Clinical scenarios 7.2 Common presentations 7.3 Cardiac examination 7.4 Summary   Chapter 8 The abdomen 8.1 Clinical scenarios 8.2 Common presentations 8.3 Abdominal examination 8.4 Summary   Chapter 9 The nervous system 9.1 Clinical Scenarios 9.2 Common presentations 9.3 Neurological history 9.4 Cranial nerve examination 9.5 Peripheral nerve examination 9.6 Summary   Chapter 10 Bones, joints and muscles 10.1 Clinical scenarios 10.2 Common presentations 10.3 Musculoskeletal examination 10.4 Summary   Chapter 11 The head and neck 11.1 Clinical scenarios 11.2 Common presentations 11.3 Examination of the mouth and throat 11.4 Examination of the ears and nose 11.5 Examination of neck lumps 11.6 Summary   Chapter 12 Skin and rashes 12.1 Clinical scenarios 12.2 Common presentations 12.3 Examination of the skin 12.4 Summary   Chapter 13 Abnormal behaviour 13.1 Clinical scenarios 13.2 Common presentations 13.3 Behavioural examination 13.4 Sleep history and examination 13.5 Summary   Chapter 14 Genetic disorders and syndromes 14.1 Clinical scenarios 14.2 Common genetic syndromes 14.3 Examination for genetic syndromes 14.4 Summary

About the Author :
Keir Shiels MA MB BChir MRCPCH MAcadMEd Specialty Registrar in Paediatrics, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, UK Rossa Brugha BMBCh MA(Oxon) MRCPCH PhD Academic Clinical Lecturer, Imperial College London, London, UK