About Book

The book ‘Approach to Practical Pediatrics’ represents a simplified approach to Pediatric Bedside Clinics which will help the readers to easily navigate through practical pediatrics for examination and clinical practice.

All the chapters have been structured in easy to understand and recall format by inclusion of multiple figures, tables and illustrations. Separate chapters have been dedicated to special pediatric skills such as birth history, dietary history, developmental history, immunization history. Detailed and updated information has been added about neonatal resuscitation including 2020 AHA updates. The chapter on vaccines also includes vaccine controversies and newer vaccines such as Covid-19 and Dengue. This book has been written keeping in mind the requirement of both undergraduate MBBS and postgraduate Pediatric students. For undergraduate students chapters like instruments, drug therapy, and common pediatric cases have been included. The chapters packed with information and practical tips have been added on anthropometry, health indicators, high risk newborns and hypothyroidism. Chapters on severe acute malnutrition; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and central nervous system includes simplified approach for approaching a particular case. This book also covers much new ground about presentation of diagnosis, differential diagnosis and investigations keeping in mind the needs of all students. An effort to include the competencies detailed in Competency Based Medical Education 2019 has also been made. Bearing in mind the lesser explored territories in Pediatrics for postgraduate students, special chapters on antibiotic therapy, legal aspects, paraplegia, hydrocephalus, cerebral palsy, neurodegenerative disorders, floppy infant, high risk neonate, Duchenne muscular dystrophy have been incorporated.

This book is an outcome of practical difficulties and personal experience of the author during his undergraduate and postgraduate pediatric training. This book will aid the readers to achieve goal of learning maximum without wasting much time in exploring answers from different sources. This book is a concise summary of all you need to know about ‘Practical Pediatrics’.