South Michael, Isaacs David (eds.) Practical Paediatrics

7th edition. — Elsevier, 2012. — 849 p.Practical Paediatrics is one of the core paediatric text books for medical students and postgraduate students studying for Diploma of Child Health.There are Clinical Example boxes scattered within chapters that help keep the information clinically relevant, and the Practical Points boxes neatly summarise the chapter or section information.There is also a chapter on Indigenous Culture and Health which includes a section on Maori View of Child Health and Illness.The additional features include questions in both review format, helpful for revision, and also questions in multi-choice test format with a timer-again a very useful feature for anyone sitting paediatric or child health examinations.Current paediatrics.
Clinical assessment.
Social and preventative paediatrics.
Behaviour and mental health needs in childhood,
Paediatric emergencies.
Fluid replacement.
Principles of imaging in childhood.
Common orthopaedic problems.
Common paediatric surgical problems.
Inherited and metabolic problems.
Neonatal problems.
Infections
Allergy, immunity and inflamation.
Respiratory disorders.
Cardiac disorders.
Haematological disorders and malignancies
Seizure disorders and disorders of the nervous system.
Urinary tract disorders and hypertension.
Endocrine disorders.
Gastrointestinal tract and hepatic disorders.