This manual is a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of neonatal disorders, helping trainees prepare for OSCE examinations. Divided into ten sections, each chapter provides step by step direction, from history taking, clinical examination and assessment, to drugs, instruments, imaging, and interpretation. A complete chapter describes various case studies to assist understanding. The book covers both routine and more complex conditions and features more than 200 clinical photographs and diagrams to enhance learning. Key points Practical guide to diagnosis and management of neonatal disorders Provides comprehensive preparation for OSCE examinations Features case studies to assist understanding Includes more than 200 clinical photographs and diagrams

This book of over 140 cases is designed for candidates preparing for all surgical examinations, whether at undergraduate, postgraduate or exit examination level. It will demystify and simplify the clinical assessment of surgical cases and provides invaluable advice on how to achieve success. The text includes top tips, acronyms and up-to-date summaries of current practice based on the authors’ personal experience of surgical examinations. Cases are graded in terms of likely appearance in the examinations. Top tips emphasize specific subjects which cause confusion. The text provides advice on the most appropriate time to finish an examination. Examples of the common procedures and props that come up in the skill-based examination format are included. This fully revised Second Edition is now in colour and includes photographs of key manoeuvres performed during specific surgical examination routines Includes a new section on communication skills A new co-author in academic surgery joins the project.

Fully revised, this second edition presents trainees with the latest guidance on preparation for OSCE examinations. Comprised of fourteen chapters, the book covers all the key learning points and provides an understanding of the basic concepts behind the OSCE and advice on appropriate response. The new edition includes many new cases and covers numerous topics including genetics, neurology, drugs and vaccines, neonatology, cardiovascular system, endocrinology and much more. Enhanced by nearly 240 clinical photographs and illustrations, the book also includes multiple choice questions to help students prepare for MRCPCH and US Specialty Board examinations. Key points Fully revised, new edition providing guidance on preparation for OSCE examinations Includes multiple choice questions to help revision for MRCPCH and US Specialty Board exams Enhanced by nearly 240 clinical photographs and illustrations Previous edition (9789350251553) published in 2010

This little pocket guide has been designed as a ready reference to guide junior medical officers and nursing staff who care for infants admitted to intensive and special care.

The second edition of this text and atlas provides clinicians and trainees with the latest advances in the diagnosis and management of neonatal disorders. Divided into eight sections and more than 300 topics, the book covers the normal newborn; clinical phenomena; skin disorders; infections; systemic disorders; associations, malformations, and genetic disorders; latrogenic disorders; and miscellaneous topics. Each topic includes a clinical photograph accompanied by a description covering aetiopathogenesis, clinical features, investigations, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. The new edition has been fully revised and updated and features nearly 600 clinical images of both common and uncommon neonatal conditions. Key points Comprehensive text and atlas on diagnosis and management of neonatal disorders Fully revised, second edition covering more than 300 topics Features nearly 600 clinical images of common and uncommon conditions Previous edition (9789385891717) published in 2016

Using a highly effective, case-based approach, Workbook in Practical Neonatology puts neonatal evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment in a clinical context and tests your knowledge with questions and answers for each topic. You'll find authoritative guidance on the problems you're most likely to see in practice, including issues regarding resuscitation, mechanical ventilation, anemia, fluid therapy, and bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The 6th Edition has been extensively revised, with new authors, rewritten content, improved figures and tables, and many new cases throughout. - Organizes chapters around case studies, followed by questions and answers that require you to make diagnostic decisions and help you understand how scientific concepts apply to each clinical problem. - Guides you step-by-step through patient care with abundant diagnostic algorithms, illustrations, and decision trees. - Features eleven chapters rewritten by new authors, new tables and algorithms, new cases, and updated discussions of existing cases. - An excellent learning tool and everyday reference for practicing neonatologists, as well as students, trainees, nurses, and other clinicians.