Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics (6th Edition)

Description

This sixth edition of the acclaimed and award-winning ‘Sunflower book’ comprehensively covers the undergraduate curriculum in paediatrics and child health. Topics are made accessible with numerous colour images, diagrams and case studies, and revision is facilitated by key points and summary boxes. This has made the book a firm favourite of medical students as well as trainees approaching clinical speciality exams, both in the UK and internationally.

Key Features

• Highly illustrated with hundreds of colour images and diagrams to assist learning.
• Case studies to explain important or complex clinical problem
• Key learning points: the editors identify the most clinically relevant facts.
• Summary boxes to aid revision.

Table of 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 Sick Child and Young Person
6. Paediatric Emergencies
7. Accidents and Poisoning
8. Child Protection
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 and Endocrinology
27. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
28. Musculoskeletal Disorders
29. Neurological Disorders
30. Adolescent Medicine
31. Global Child Health

Authors Biography

Tom Lissauer, MB, BChir, FRCPCH, Honorary Consultant Paediatrician, Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, UK

Will Carroll, MD MRCP MRCPCH Bm BCh BA MA(Oxon), Clinical and Academic Lead & Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital of the North Midlands Newcastle Road Stoke-on-Trent UK