Main description:

Good history taking and physical examination skills are vital for accurate clinical diagnosis. The Link: Pediatric History Taking & Physical Examination guides practitioners in making provisional and definitive diagnoses by analytical thinking.

This concise and clearly structured book is divided into 5 sections. The rationale behind taking a child's history is examined first, along with the various types of history that it may be necessary to take. This section includes discussion on pregnancy, delivery, neonatal, breastfeeding and vaccination histories. The book then addresses the approach to, and practicalities of a physical examination. The third section is devoted to the Newborn, whilst the fourth addresses differential and provisional diagnosis through case studies. The concluding section concerns the importance of factual knowledge in history taking and physical examination.

The author's experience of applying knowledge from basic sciences to the practice of history taking and physical examination is an invaluable reference point. With succinct guidance and over 250 images and illustrations, this book is an essential resource for students and practitioners of paediatric care.

Key Points

Highly illustrated with 121 illustrations and 131 images
Emphasis on analytic thinking and use of factual knowledge
Includes discussion on preventive paediatrics such as breastfeeding and vaccination to enrich the process of diagnosis
Brief chapters on the history of the pregnancy, delivery and the neonatal history, and case-studies for reference

Contents:

Section 1: The Paediatric History, Breast Feeding and Immunisation

The Rationale of the Paediatric History
The History of the Presenting Problem and the Past Medical and Surgical History
The Review of Systems
The History of the Pregnancy, Delivery and the Neonatal History
The Other Components of the Paediatric History
Clinical Links Relevant to Breast Feeding
Immunisation
The Analysis and Deduction in the Layout of a Complete Paediatric History

Section 2: The Paediatric Physical Examination

An Approach to the Paediatric Physical Examination
The Paediatric Physical Examination
The Layout of a Complete Paediatric Physical Examination

Section 3: The Newborn: Historical And Physical Links

The New Born

Section 4: Differential Diagnosis and Provisional Diagnosis with Selected Case Studies

The Formulation of Differential Diagnoses and Provisional Diagnoses

Section 5: 'The Know' Facts

Factual Knowledge