With a clinical focus, this title provides the information central to an understanding of the care of children in clinical practice, without the excesses of postgraduate detail seen in many texts. This edition has been extensively revised and updated to incorporate the latest developments in paediatric medicine. It now includes:

New chapters on Emergency paediatrics and Preparing for clinical exams in paediatrics and child health
Feature boxes detailing clinical information, tips, extra information and current guidelines
OSCE stations in most chapters to assist with examination preparation
Over 180 Extended Matching Questions (EMQs) for self-assessment with clear explanatory answers to enhance learning CONTENTS: OSCE Stations
Preface
Acknowledgements
Measurement and conversion
Further reading

1 Children and their health
2 Parents and children: listening and
talking
3 Examination of children
4 Developmental assessment
5 Preparing for clinical examinations in
paediatrics and child health
6 Emergency paediatrics
7 Fetal medicine
8 Birth and the newborn infant
9 Disorders of the newborn
10 Nutrition
11 Abnormal growth and sex development
12 The child with learning problems
13 Neurology
14 Emotional and behavioural problems
15 Cardiology
16 Respiratory medicine
17 Ear, nose and throat
18 Gastroenterology
19 Bones and joints
20 Skin
21 Immunization and infections
22 Urinary tract
23 Haematology
24 Neoplastic disease
25 Endocrine and metabolic disorders
26 Accidents and non-accidents

Extended matching questions
Answers to extended matching
questions
Index