EUREKA:PAEDIATRICS

Eureka - an innovative series for students that fully integrates basic science, clinical medicine and surgery. With its engaging and authoritative text, featuring insightful clinical cases, graphic narratives, SBAs and a wealth of other learning tools, Eureka has everything students need to succeed in medicine and pass their exams. Series features across titles: * Engaging clinical cases show how skilled clinician would work through a presentation, and put diseases and biomedical principles into patient context * Innovative graphic narratives bring clinical cases to life, show how to approach difficult scenarios and convey the experience of being a patient * Starter questions - stimulating answers to intriguing questions make learning fun * Boxes highlight tips, tricks and key learning points Paediatrics * First principles chapter clearly explains key concepts and processes such as normal growth and development, nutrition, puberty and adolescence * Clinical essentials chapter provides an overview of the symptoms and signs of childhood disease, relevant history and examination techniques, investigations and management options * Disease-based chapters give concise descriptions of all major neonatal, perinatal and paediatric disorders by body system, each chapter introduced by engaging clinical cases that feature unique graphic narratives * Emergencies chapter covers the principles of immediate care in situations such as anaphylaxis and severe asthma * Integrated care chapter discusses strategies for the management of chronic conditions and other issues such as developmental delay across primary and other care settings * Self-Assessment - 80 multiple choice questions in clinical SBA format, in line with current exam format