Lecture notes

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

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 revisio.

Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; OSCE stations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Further reading; How to use your textbook; Features contained within your textbook; The anytime, anywhere textbook; About the companion website; Part 1: Essentials of paediatrics; 1: Children and their health; 1.1 Global child health; 1.2 Child mortality and morbidity in the UK; 1.3 Children in society; 1.4 Child health in the community; 1.5 Social aspects of child health and care; 1.6 Children in hospital; Summary; 2: Parents and children: listening and talking; 2.1 History-taking and diagnosis.

2.2 The consultation2.3 Adolescence; Summary; 3: Examination of children; 3.1 A system of examination; 3.2 Growth and nutrition; 3.3 Dental development; 3.4 Sexual development; 3.5 Systems examination; Summary; 4: Emergency paediatrics; 4.1 Basic life support; 4.2 Recognition of impending or imminent collapse; 4.3 Paediatric advanced life support; 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; 5.3 Investigations.

5.4 Approach to suspected genetic disease…