Paediatric Clinical Examination

By Niall O'Brien, Denis Gill, denis-gill-niall-o-brien

Gives a structured approach to the examination of children, emphasizing aspects of paediatric examination which differ from adult examination. Paediatric terminology is explained. Sections on developmental, neurological and musculoskeletal assessment are included in this edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443047251
• ISBN13: 9780443047251
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.4"

Customer Reviews

Emphazises on a child-centered clinical approach

When I was undertaking Pediatrics rotation during my junior clerkship, I noticed that our Faculty staff was using this handbook, so I was wondering (what is so special about it?) Then I decided to buy it in a Book Exhibition, and discovered the reason later!This handbook stresses on the development of communication, observational and instincual skills. The approach is essentially clinical i.e. confined largely to symptoms and signs. The used language is very simple, and the handbook uses numerous graphs, funny pictures, and boxes containing special pediatric terminology with which the student may experience difficulty.The first few chapters use a child-centered clinical approach towards problem solving in pediatrics.There are 11 chapters: Introduction, History taking, Approaching children, Examination at different ages, Systems examination, A measure of progress, Hydration and nutrition, Development assessment, Examining excreta, Using your senses, Pediatric tips and topics.The last chapter (Pediatric tips and topics) is very attractive and contains very useful information. It covers (Normal findings, Tools of the trades, Tricks of the trade, Biological warning signs, Clinical curios, Rules of thumb, Maternal myths, Acrimonious acronyms, A-Z eponyms, Alarm signals, Memorable mnemonics, and others ...)This handbook comes in 251 pages, and the last edition was the 3rd (1998).I strongly advise you to buy and read it when you have a free time in the ward.

Good complement to any textbook

Gill and O'Brien's book is a useful little complement to any larger paediatric textbook. It makes the salient point which medical students always forget - it's no use knowing the genetics of ultra-rare syndromes when you don't know the basics of paediatrics, and the most important way to learn is examine lots and lots of children.