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Known for its full-colour, visually appealing format as well as easy accessibility to must-know information, Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics provides comprehensive, authoritative coverage of the undergraduate curriculum in paediatrics and child health. The seventh edition of the highly regarded "Sunflower Book" has been updated with new content throughout, while retaining hundreds of high-quality colour images and diagrams, key points, summary boxes, case histories, and more-all designed to help medical students, residents, and trainees approaching specialty exams in paediatrics master the essential content needed in this fast-changing area.

• Covers all aspects of paediatrics, from examination, normal child development, and emergencies to perinatal, neonatal, and adolescent medicine, including all relevant diseases and disorders
• Features numerous high-quality images and diagrams, key points, case histories, and summaries to aid understanding and revision
• Includes recent advances in genetics, immunisation, diabetes and emergency paediatrics, plus a new chapter on practical procedures and interpretation of investigations
• Addresses the curriculum requirements for undergraduate paediatrics and the MLA (Medical Licensing Assessment) as well as core knowledge for the MRCPCH theory examinations

• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

  Inhalt

  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 ill child and young person
  6. Paediatric emergencies
  7. Accidents and poisoning
  8. Maltreatment of children and young people
  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 mellitus and endocrinology
  27. Inborn errors of metabolism
  28. Musculoskeletal disorders
  29. Neurological disorders
  30. Adolescent medicine
  31. Global child health