• Intended for pre-registration house officers, SHOs and SpRs in Paediatrics, and GPs in training
• Enhanced by the inclusion of a helpful ''Glossary of terms''
• Covers immediate management of common emergencies and paediatric conditions supplemented with useful background information
• Provides evidence-based treatment guidelines and information on conditions not always covered by local departmental protocols
• Includes useful pediatric formulary based upon Medicines for Children for rapid reference
• Contains five sections: acute paediatrics, outpatient and specialty paediatrics, prescribing, information and normal values, and a dictionary of eponymous syndromes and diseases
• All of the paediatric emergency information is in the section on acute paediatric problems, including both poisoning and head injury management (with resuscitation guidelines following the national Advanced Paediatric Life Support recommendations)
• Section Outpatient and specialty paediatrics includes common problems such as the management of mild to moderate asthma, constipation, abdominal pain and headaches
• The prescribing section includes essential information on the most commonly prescribed drugs, the class of drugs to which they belong, doses by age and weight, availability, and comments on the individual drugs
• Includes information on oral sedation and on pain in children

Additionally, you''ll get valuable added features, available only from Skyscape:

• New interactive flowchart: Complex algorithm and protocol are transformed from static images into dynamic step-by-step decision support tools. This innovative feature can quickly and easily walk you through even the most intricate decision models.
• Built-in Medical Calculators: Provide instant access from within clinical topics to the
  • Apgar Score
  • Glasgow Coma Scale for Adults
  • Glasgow Coma Scale for Children
  • Sodium Deficit
• Full Images: Vivid images that aid in diagnostic workup.
• Table Viewer: All the richness of extensive tables, easily viewable on the compact screen of your mobile device.