Main description:

Winner of the Paediatrics category at the BMA Book Awards 2015 About to start a paediatrics rotation? Working with children for the first time? Thinking about a career in paediatrics? The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is the ultimate practical guide for medical students encountering paediatrics for the first time, junior doctors thinking about working with children, and new paediatric trainees. It s full of vital information on practical procedures, prescribing for young patients, and communicating with children and young people, as well as guidance on the paediatric training programme and paediatrics as a career. Full of clinical tips, and covering key information on developmental stages, common paediatric emergencies and ethical dilemmas, and child protection, The Hands-on Guide to Practical Paediatrics is also supported by online resources including practice prescribing scenarios and video content at www.wileyhandsonguides.com/paediatrics Take the stress out of paediatrics with The Hands-on Guide!

Contents:

Preface xi Acknowledgements xii About the companion website xiii 1 Getting started 1 2 Child development 19 3 Communication with children and their parents 37 4 Child protection and safeguarding 60 5 Common paediatric emergencies 88 6 Practical procedures 144 7 Prescribing in children 179 8 Teenagers 192 9 Neonates 200 10 Looking after yourself 218 11 Developing your career 234 Index 257