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Abstract
A practical study guide to help candidates pass clinical examinations in paediatrics, particularly at postgraduate level
Examination Paediatrics, 4th Edition is written for candidates preparing for the Fellowship Examination of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). This includes both Australian and New Zealand candidates as well as candidates taking the Australian examination in other countries.
This invaluable paediatric study guide is also aimed at candidates preparing for the Membership Examination for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK) (Part II) (MRCPCH).
Additionally, Examination Paediatrics will be a useful medical reference for all undergraduate and postgraduate students preparing for any paediatric exam with a clinical component – including those with an OSCE format.
The new sections and expanded text in this fourth edition will assist General Practitioners, paediatric residents, house officers, registrars and doctors sitting the Australian Medical Council examination.
Examination Paediatrics, 4th Edition contains ample information on history-taking, examination procedure, relevant investigations, memory aids, lists and mnemonics, and management for the majority of chronic paediatric clinical problems seen in hospital-based practice.
This new edition retains a key feature popular in previous editions of Examination Paediatrics – a detailed explanation of the attitudinal skills, body language, and motivation necessary to complete clinical examinations successfully.
• discussion of new mini CEX (Clinical Evaluation Exercises) and new short case introduction• expanded cardiology, endocrinology and neurology sections with new diagrams
• a new section on Williams syndrome
• expanded sections on Marfan syndrome and Noonan syndrome
• a new long case on obstructive sleep apnoea
• a new short case on virilisation
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Examination Paediatrics | iii | ||
| Copyright\r | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Contents | vii | ||
| Foreword | ix | ||
| Preface | xi | ||
| Preface to the first edition | xiii | ||
| Acknowledgements | xv | ||
| Abbreviations | xvii | ||
| Introduction | xxxiii | ||
| Basic training requirements | xxxiii | ||
| The written examination | xxxiii | ||
| The clinical examination | xxxiv | ||
| The Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) | xxxiv | ||
| Achievement psychology: the psychology of passing | xxxiv | ||
| Chapter 1 - Approach to the examination | 1 | ||
| Positive mindset | 1 | ||
| Body language | 2 | ||
| Eye contact | 2 | ||
| Breath control | 3 | ||
| Dress and grooming | 3 | ||
| Speech training | 3 | ||
| Equanimity | 4 | ||
| Ability to summarise | 4 | ||
| Reasoning skills | 4 | ||
| Assessment of examiner | 5 | ||
| The clinical examination | 5 | ||
| Chapter 2 - The Long Case | 7 | ||
| Obtaining the history | 7 | ||
| Physical examination | 8 | ||
| Preparation to meet the examiners | 8 | ||
| A long-case proforma | 9 | ||
| Opening statement | 9 | ||
| Details and history | 9 | ||
| Remaining history | 10 | ||
| Examination | 10 | ||
| Chapter 3 - The short case | 14 | ||
| Chapter 4 - Achievement psychology | 17 | ||
| Positive mindset | 17 | ||
| Self-motivation | 17 | ||
| Commitment | 18 | ||
| Why do you do the things you do? | 18 | ||
| Goal-setting | 19 | ||
| Affirmation | 20 | ||
| Self-talk | 20 | ||
| Visualisation | 21 | ||
| Mental toughness | 23 | ||
| Failure | 23 | ||
| Chapter 5 - Behavioural and developmental paediatrics | 25 | ||
| Long Cases | 25 | ||
| Anorexia nervosa | 25 | ||
| Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) | 35 | ||
| Autistic disorder (autism) | 49 | ||
| Short Cases | 61 | ||
| Chapter 6 - Cardiology | 67 | ||
| Selected diagrams | 99 | ||
| Chapter 7 - Endocrinology | 107 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 116 | ||
| Diabetes | 135 | ||
| Short stature | 136 | ||
| Tall stature | 150 | ||
| Obesity | 157 | ||
| Normal puberty | 163 | ||
| Precocious puberty | 164 | ||
| Delayed puberty | 169 | ||
| Disorders of Sexual Development (virilisation in the post-neonatal period) | 177 | ||
| Thyroid disorders | 182 | ||
| Thyroid disorders in infants | 186 | ||
| Chapter 8 - Gastroenterology | 190 | ||
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 190 | ||
| Chronic liver disease (CLD) | 200 | ||
| Malabsorption/maldigestion | 212 | ||
| Gastrointestinal system | 217 | ||
| The abdomen | 222 | ||
| Jaundice | 229 | ||
| Nutritional assessment | 236 | ||
| Failure to thrive | 244 | ||
| Poor feeding | 246 | ||
| Weight loss—older child/adolescent | 246 | ||
| Chapter 9 - Genetics and dysmorphology | 253 | ||
| Long Cases | 253 | ||
| Down syndrome | 253 | ||
| Turner syndrome | 265 | ||
| Short Case | 277 | ||
| The dysmorphic child | 277 | ||
| Chapter 10 - Haematology | 287 | ||
| Long Cases | 287 | ||
| Haemophilia | 287 | ||
| Sickle cell disease (SCD) | 297 | ||
| Thalassaemia: β-thalassaemia major | 311 | ||
| Short Cases | 321 | ||
| Thalassaemia | 329 | ||
| Chapter 11 - Neonatology | 332 | ||
| Short Cases | 332 | ||
| The neonatal examination | 332 | ||
| The 6-week check | 337 | ||
| Chapter 12 - Nephrology | 338 | ||
| Long Cases | 338 | ||
| Chronic kidney disease (CKD) | 338 | ||
| Nephrotic syndrome | 356 | ||
| Short Cases | 365 | ||
| Hypertension | 369 | ||
| Oedema | 374 | ||
| Chapter 13 - Neurology | 377 | ||
| Seizures and epileptic syndromes | 403 | ||
| Spina bifida | 420 | ||
| Developmental assessment | 430 | ||
| Eye examination | 432 | ||
| Motor cranial nerves | 438 | ||
| Neurological assessment of the upper limbs | 439 | ||
| Gait: a short-case approach | 443 | ||
| Neurological assessment of the lower limbs | 444 | ||
| Cerebellar function | 447 | ||
| Large head | 447 | ||
| Small head | 450 | ||
| Seizures | 459 | ||
| Facial weakness | 462 | ||
| Floppy infant | 464 | ||
| Hemiplegia | 469 | ||
| Intellectual impairment | 472 | ||
| Involuntary movements | 475 | ||
| Neurofibromatosis, type 1 (NF-1) | 477 | ||
| Neuromuscular assessment | 479 | ||
| Scoliosis | 480 | ||
| Spina bifida | 482 | ||
| Chapter 14 - Oncology | 487 | ||
| Oncology | 487 | ||
| Late effects of oncology treatment | 498 | ||
| Chapter 15 - The respiratory system | 503 | ||
| Asthma | 503 | ||
| Cystic fibrosis (CF) | 521 | ||
| Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) | 546 | ||
| The respiratory system | 552 | ||
| The chest | 556 | ||
| Stridor | 556 | ||
| Chest X-rays | 558 | ||
| Chapter 16 - Rheumatology | 561 | ||
| Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) | 561 | ||
| Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | 587 | ||
| Joints | 598 | ||
| Suggested reading | 604 | ||
| Medical books | 604 | ||
| Medical journals | 605 | ||
| CDs and audiotapes | 606 | ||
| Medical examinations | 606 | ||
| Motivation and achievement | 606 | ||
| Quick Reference Mnemonics | 607 | ||
| Chapter 5 | 607 | ||
| Chapter 6 | 610 | ||
| Chapter 7 | 613 | ||
| Chapter 8 | 614 | ||
| Chapter 9 | 616 | ||
| Chapter 10 | 617 | ||
| Chapter 12 | 618 | ||
| Chapter 13 | 619 | ||
| Chapter 14 | 620 | ||
| Chapter 15 | 620 | ||
| Chapter 16 | 622 | ||
| Figure Credits and Source Lines | 623 | ||
| Index | 625 |