Paediatrics at a Glance by Lawrence Miall

Paediatrics at a Glance by Lawrence Miall

Commended in the Paediatric category at the British Medical Association Book Awards 2008 This popular title in the at a Glance series is structured into seven sections which reflect the full range of paediatrics and the real-life presentation of children. With new material on childhood obesity, allergy and living with chronic illness, Paediatrics at a Glance reflects the changing face of modern paediatrics and now features: * Organisation by presenting symptom or problem, making the text highly relevant to clinical practice and problem-based learning * Key points on history, examination and investigations listed with each presentation for rapid revision * Expanded material on investigations, congenital abnormalities, newborn screening and immunisations * Highly visual colour presentation and self-assessment case studies to make revision more rewarding Paediatrics at a Glance is an ideal companion for anyone about to start a paediatric attachment or module and will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and GP trainees. In addition, the text will provide valuable insight for nursing students, physiotherapists and other health professionals.

An ideal companion for anyone about to start a paediatric attachment or module and will appeal to medical students, junior doctors and GP trainees(BMA Medical Book Competition - Programme and Award Winners, September 2008) This book does exactly what its title portrays, in that it gives an overview of paediatrics 'at a glance'. Each chapter gives clear, well-presented, detailed information that reflects current practices and advances in treatments and technology. Paediatric Nursing, December 2007 This highly readable text is an excellent revision tool for students. unlike other books it manages to give a high level of detail whilst maintaining the 'at a glance' perspective Medical Student, Oxford Univeristy The book is easily accessible, covers the UG curriculum well and is useful as both core text and rapid revision aid. Clear diagrams and excellent key point summaries make learning a breeze. Medical Student, University of East Anglia ...This book does exactly what its title portrays...Each chapter gives clear, well-presented, detailed information that reflects current practices and advances in treatments and technology. Paediatric Nursing Part of the At a Glance series, it is a very useful introduction to pediatrics for medical students, residents, general practitioners and pediatric nurses. It covers in 7 sections the major fields of pediatrics, including how to take the history (the doctor looks at the mother and child and not at the computer). Each topic has illustrations (drawings or photos), key points, tables, all very didactic. Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews Well written at a level suitable for medical students, the book is an excellent companion ... as well as jumping off point for further investigation. Doody's Book Reviews

Lawrence Miall, Consultant Neonatologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, St. James' University Hospital, Leeds, UK Mary Rudolf, Consultant Paediatrician in Community Child Health and Organiser MMedSc in Child Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Malcolm Levene, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK

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ISBN 13	9781405148450
ISBN 10	1405148454
Title	Paediatrics at a Glance
Author	Lawrence Miall
Series	At A Glance
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2007-05-01
Number of pages	152
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