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

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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