Main description:

The product of a world center of excellence in teaching and medical and surgical practice, second edition of a bestseller combines the advantages of a colour atlas with those of a short textbook covering clinical features, epidemiology, investigations, and differential diagnosis. Illustrations include clinical photos, imaging, charts, graphs, and histology where appropriate. The author/editor team, supported by specialist contributions from clinicians at Institute of Child Health/Great Ormond Street, offers an unmatched range of expertise in a compact volume. The book is of lasting reference value to pediatricians in training and practice, and to professionals in many other disciplines.

Contents:

Emergency Medicine. Child Protection. Infectious Diseases. Respiratory Medicine. Cardiology. Dermatology. Ophthalmology. Neurology. Gastroenterology. Renal Diseases. Haematology. Oncology. Endocrinology. Metabolic Disorders. Genetics. Immunology. Rheumatology. Neonatal and General Paediatric Surgery. Otorhinolaryngology. Plastic Surgery. Orthopaedics and Fractures. Urology. Allergic Diseases. Index.