Pediatric Differential Diagnosis - Top 50 Problems
- 1st Edition - November 20, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Editors: Denise Goh, Elizabeth Ang
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 9 8 1 - 4 5 7 0 - 4 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 9 8 1 - 4 6 6 6 - 2 4 - 4
Using symptom-based and problem-based approaches, this indispensable text teaches medical students how to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning to develop diagnostic comp… Read more
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Using symptom-based and problem-based approaches, this indispensable text teaches medical students how to apply critical thinking and clinical reasoning to develop diagnostic competence. It is also suitable for any doctor who wishes to refresh his/her clinical approaches to pediatric patients.
With 50 carefully selected pediatric problems that are likely to be encountered in medical practice, each chapter is written in a user-friendly style and takes you through the fundamental thought process needed to arrive at the most likely diagnosis. This thought process includes:
Foreword by Dr Naveen Thacker, President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association
Peer reviewed by members of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association
With 50 carefully selected pediatric problems that are likely to be encountered in medical practice, each chapter is written in a user-friendly style and takes you through the fundamental thought process needed to arrive at the most likely diagnosis. This thought process includes:
- Understanding the correct definition of the clinical problem
- Recognizing the symptoms of the clinical problem
- Analyzing the pathophysiology behind the problem
- Creating a prioritized list of differential diagnosis
- Having a robust clinical approach/algorithm that enables one to arrive at the correct diagnosis
- Evaluating for red flag signs and symptoms
- Honing the thought process through the use of over 50 clinical case scenarios with structured self-reflection questions and answers
Foreword by Dr Naveen Thacker, President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association
Peer reviewed by members of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 20, 2017
- Imprint: Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- Language: English
DG
Denise Goh
Affiliations and expertise
Head and Senior Consultant
Division of Genetics & Metabolism
Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute
National University Hospital, Singapore
Associate Professor
Department of Paediatrics
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of SingaporeEA
Elizabeth Ang
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant
Division of Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology
Khoo Teck Puat – National University Children’s Medical Institute
National University Hospital, Singapore
Assistant Professor
Department of Paediatrics
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore