Professor Mary Rudolf is Head of the Department of Population Health, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel, and Visiting Professor of Child Health, University of Leeds, UK.Professor Anthony Luder is Director of the Department of Paediatrics at Ziv Medical Centre and Special Projects Advisor, Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel.Dr Kerry Jeavons is Consultant in Paediatric Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Yorkshire, UK.

• Foreword viiPreface to the fourth edition ixAcknowledgements xiHow to get the best out of your textbook xiiiIntroduction: Doing well in paediatrics 1Part 1: About children1 Nature and nurture 92 Health care and health promotion 273 Children with long-term medical conditions 45Part 2: A paediatric tool kit4 Communicating with children, their families and colleagues 615 History taking and clinical examination 676 Developmental assessment 997 Investigations and their interpretation 1078 Prescribing for children 123Part 3: An approach to problem-based paediatrics9 The febrile child 13310 Respiratory disorders 15911 Gastrointestinal disorders 18312 Cardiac disorders 21713 Neurological disorders 22914 Development and neurodisability 25115 Growth, endocrine and metabolic disorders 27716 Musculoskeletal disorders 30717 Renal and urinary tract disorders 31918 Genitalia 33719 Dermatology and rashes 34520 Haematological disorders 37121 Emotional, behavioural and educational problems 38122 Social paediatrics 39123 Emergency paediatrics 39924 The newborn 42725 Adolescence and puberty 455Part 4: Testing your knowledge26 Practice MCQ and examination questions 471Multiple choice questions 472Answers to multiple choice questions 484Practice examination papers 486Answers to practice examination papers 492Index 495

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