Tutorials in Paediatric Differential Diagnosis Book

This practical handbook uses a symptom-based approach to paediatric differential diagnosis. For each symptom, the book describes its epidemiology, the physiological principles underlying the symptom, history, examination, and investigation, and features a summary management box and a case study. The 2nd Edition features a much more extensive collection of symptoms?nearly twice as many as the first edition. It also discusses the community aspects of paediatric conditions. A new 2-color format and many new illustrations enhance the text. * Uses a symptom-based approach to diagnosing paediatric conditions, mirroring the medical school curriculum and postgraduate examinations. * Approaches diagnosis step by step, reviewing epidemiology, the underlying physiology, history, examination, and investigation. * Includes a summary management box and a case study for each topic.