Pediatric Clinical Skills

With a focus on children and their families, Pediatric Clinical Skills provides a clinical approach that is custom-tailored to each child's problem and needs by using a physician's most effective tool...the clinical examination. It shows how keen observation can provide critical diagnostic clinical information while saving time and money. The 3rd Edition describes the examination process, the fine points of assessment techniques, and much more.

• Presents "hot tips" and "tricks of the trade" for better patient care.
• Covers family interviewing and history-taking guidance.
• Examines the best approaches to the examination of infants, children, and adolescents.
• Describes the fine points of assessment techniques for specific systems and functions.
• Reviews clinical discussions for each body system.
• Includes diagnostic algorithms and tables for quick analysis of data.
• Provides over 545 illustrations to clarify the text.

• Updates and revises all chapters, offering the latest information on neurological assessment, surveying for STDs, evaluating the newborn, spina bifida, and more.
• Features new chapters on cross-cultural care, patients with chronic illness, and assessing children for sports participation.