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The aim of the Clinical Cases for MRCPCH Theory and Science textbook is to illuminate how science can be used to tackle clinical cases in paediatrics. For the student who is unfamiliar with MRCPCH Theory and Science questions and the examination format this will exemplify the types of question asked in the actual exam. By reflecting the new syllabus it hopes to demonstrate to the reader how those who set the examination generate questions and then place them into the question bank and MRCPCH Theory and Science papers. For those studying for the examination, we hope this short book will supplement your existing learning and that it will enable you to access some of the weightier textbooks and even the occasional scientific paper or recent review article. For those of you writing questions, I hope this will offer an insight into what makes a good question in the new format of the exam. For those like me, who enjoy understanding the science of what we see and teach I hope that this encourages you to think about what you see in clinical practice and relate this to your students of all ages and stages of their careers.This small book is not intended to be read from cover to cover at one sitting. The 'fact heavy' nature of each chapter and the lack of illustrations in this first edition would make that very difficult. Rather, I would hope that readers will read a case, attempt the questions and then carefully read through the discussion Clinical Cases for MRCPCH Theory and Science iv iv that follows. This might prompt further reflection and sometimes further reading.

The Clinical Cases for MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice is a textbook from the UK Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. It includes questions similar to those in the MRCPCH Applied Knowledge in Practice (AKP) exam and gets to the heart of what examiners are looking for in candidate performance.Candidates will not only understand the depth of knowledge expected in the exam, they will also be able to make clinical judgements based on the presentation and physical findings of commonly occurring case scenarios. It assists candidates in making sound clinical judgements through the application of fundamental principles with an understanding of the underpinning science. The textbook works through a diagnostic conundrum from presentation, through careful history taking and examination and is supplemented by relevant investigations.

In The Science of Baseball, sportswriter and injury expert Will Carroll shows how understanding the science behind the Great American Pastime helps fans appreciate its nuances and that it enhances, not detracts from the greatest game ever invented. Carroll, as well as several experts via interviews, covers topics like what makes the ball break, bounce, and fly; how material science and physics work together to make the bat function; how hitters use physics, geometry, and force to connect; sensors and cameras; injuries; and much more.  Baseball aficionados and science geeks alike will better appreciate the game--no matter which teams are playing--after reading this comprehensive book!

Prescribing for children is problematic. Children are not small adults in terms of their physiology, and they cannot be subjects in clinical trials. This makes prescribing for them something of an art and a daunting one at that for trainees. Will Carroll (co-editor of the Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics amongst other titles for paediatrics trainees) with a team of fellow paediatricians and a hospital pharmacist have sought to demystify prescribing for children. The team has identified what from their experience are the most common drugs prescribed to children and have addressed each one, adding detail about how each medicine works. Each chapter follows the ABCDE structure covering Absorption, Biological effects, Clearance, Dosing and side Effects in children. This book is a succinct, portable reference, modelled closely on Hitchings et al.: The Top 100 Drugs. Written in conjunction with a hospital pharmacist for drug expertise. User-friendly double-page-spread approach. Each drug entry preceded by clinical pharmacology information with consistent headings: Why and when; Absorption; Biology. Each drug presented in consistent categories: Clearance; Dosing; Administration; Side effects and interactions; Monitoring and Cost.