Pediatric Clinical Skills 2e

Gathering a detailed history and making an effective physical examination are the most valuable skills in paediatric practice. This book presents clear, step-by-step instruction, system by system, on the examination of infants, children and adolescents. The contributors emphasise the approach to the child as a whole and the text is full of useful tips on how to get the most from history taking and physical examination, what questions to ask, what to glean from simply watching the child, the order in which to undertake the clinicial examination. For undergraduates and trainees the book provides an essential companion to clinical training, and for the practicing doctor it provides a guide to honing clinical skills.* This book is superbly and sensitively written by contributors with long experience in communicating with children* Children can be highly unco-operative, the text is littered with tips and tricks to maximise co- operation and get the most information from history taking and physical examination * Case histories and illustrations bring alive the teaching points and help the reader apply them to clinical practice * Expanded from previous edition, with new chapters, many new illustrations and improved presentation highlighting key practice points