{"product_id":"clinical-examination-skills-in-paediatrics-isbn-9781118746080","title":"Clinical Examination Skills in Paediatrics","description":"\u003cp\u003eExamining children presents unique challenges for trainees and new doctors in paediatrics. Paediatric patients vary greatly in age and development, often find it difficult to describe their symptoms, and can behave unpredictably in clinical settings. \u003ci\u003eClinical Examination Skills in Paediatrics \u003c\/i\u003ehelps MRCPCH candidates and other practitioners learn effective history taking and fundamental examination techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClear and concise chapters–with contributions from a team of paediatric specialists–demonstrate the clinical examination and questioning techniques used in daily practice. Emphasis on the intellectual processes involved in decision making assists both trainees preparing for a formal examination as well as new clinicians faced with a difficult diagnostic problem. Topics include cardiovascular and respiratory examination, examining a child with a neuromuscular disorder, musculoskeletal examination, and taking history from a child with diabetes and a rheumatological condition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes access to a companion website containing high-quality videos that demonstrate techniques, procedures and approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures commentary by experienced practitioners which offer observations and deductions at each stage of the examination process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers tips for communicating effectively with the patients using appropriate lay terms\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelps translate the symptoms and signs experienced by patients into medical-speak\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers all the skills tested in the MRCPCH Clinical exam\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClinical Examination Skills in Paediatrics\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect study and reference guide for paediatrics trainees, MRCPCH candidates, foundation doctors, allied healthcare professionals, and anyone looking to improve their clinical and communication skills in paediatrics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of contributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to use this book xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Sinha and A. Mark Dalzell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Rules of engagement (with the clinical examination and the examiners) 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard E. Appleton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Tips for the communication station 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Riordan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Translating into medical-speak 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel B. Hawcutt and Ian Sinha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Cardiovascular examination 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael T. Bowes and Caroline B. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Respiratory examination 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Shawcross and Sarah J. Mayell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Respiratory examination in a child with neurodisability 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare P. Halfhide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Gastrointestinal examination 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnastasia Konidari and A. Mark Dalzell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Examining a child with a renal transplant 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Examining a child with cerebral palsy 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel Kneen and Anand S. Iyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Cranial nerve and ocular examination 43\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard E. Appleton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Examining a child with a neuromuscular disorder (focusing on Duchenne muscular dystrophy) 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStefan Spinty and Anand S. Iyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Musculoskeletal examination 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiza J. McCann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Examining a child with endocrine problems 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoonam Dharmaraj, Urmi Das and Renuka Ramakrishnan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Examining a child with diabetes 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Deakin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Examining a toddler with motor delay 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa Gladstone and Ruairi Gallagher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Examining a toddler with speech delay 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuairi Gallagher and Melissa Gladstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Examining a child with autism 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuairi Gallagher and Melissa Gladstone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Taking a history from a child with cardiovascular disease 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael T. Bowes and Caroline B. Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Taking a history from a child with asthma 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarah J. Mayell and Anna Shawcross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Taking a history from a child with cystic fibrosis 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntonia K.S. McBride and Kevin W. Southern\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Taking a history from a child with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis) 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnastasia Konidari and A. Mark Dalzell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22 Taking a history from a child with renal transplant 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDean Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23 Taking a history from a child with diabetes 117\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Deakin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24 Taking a history from a child with a rheumatological condition 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGavin Cleary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 129\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEDITORS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA. MARK DALZELL\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIAN SINHA\u003c\/b\u003e is Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Child Health at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining children presents unique challenges for trainees and new doctors in paediatrics. Paediatric patients vary greatly in age and development, often find it difficult to describe their symptoms, and can behave unpredictably in clinical settings. \u003ci\u003eClinical Examination Skills in Paediatrics\u003c\/i\u003e helps MRCPCH candidates and other practitioners learn effective history taking and fundamental examination techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear and concise chapters–with contributions from a team of paediatric specialists–demonstrate the clinical examination and questioning techniques used in daily practice. Emphasis on the intellectual processes involved in decision making assists both trainees preparing for a formal examination as well as new clinicians faced with a difficult diagnostic problem. 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