A healthy diet before and during pregnancy is beneficial in acquiring essential B vitamins involved in 1-carbon metabolism, and in maintaining a healthy gut microbiota. Each play important roles in…
Placenta accreta has been described as a spectrum of abnormal attachment of villous tissue to the uterine wall, ranging from superficial attachment to the inner myometrium without interposing decidua to…
Open spina bifida is the most common congenital anomaly of the central nervous system compatible with life. Prenatal repair of open spina bifida via open maternal-fetal surgery has been shown…
This chapter contains 50 questions in the style and format of the MRCPCH AKP examination. A single exam paper would contain 60 questions and take 150 minutes (2½ hours) to…
After reading this chapter you should be able to: • apply evidence-based medicine to clinical practice • interpret a research paper or systematic review appropriately Evidence-based paediatrics requires the paediatrician…
After reading this chapter you should be able to assess, diagnose and manage: • atopic eczema • skin infections • drug eruptions • urticaria • skin manifestations of systemic disorders…
After reading this chapter you should: • be able to apply patient safety thinking • understand how human factors detrimental to care can be minimised • be able to lead…
After reading this chapter you should be able to assess, diagnose and manage: • acute and chronic musculoskeletal disease • musculoskeletal inflammatory diseases • common vasculitic disorders • common inherited…
After reading this chapter you should be able to: • apply legal rights of children and young people within the current UK legal framework Ethics Ethics are the principles by…
After reading this chapter you should understand: • the ethics of palliative care in life-limiting conditions and in the withdrawal and withholding of care • the application of nonpharmacological and…
