The only text written in the framework of the Core Competencies developed by the ACGME, this book's case-based approach Illustrates the thought processes that effective practitioners use to approach and evaluate common pediatric presentations. It's your ideal source for a clear understanding of competency-based pediatric patient care.
• Master ACGME Core Competencies with the aid of a color-coded system that helps you integrate evidence-based medicine, continual self-assessment, and cognizance of interpersonal skills into your daily routine.
• Access the high-yield core information you need for pediatric rotations in a portable, pocket-sized format that organizes the most common, must-know pediatric signs/symptoms and disorders by patient presentation.
• Learn to see the "big picture" with the aid of "Teaching Visual" chapters and "Speaking Intelligently" and "Clinical Thinking" features in clinical chapters.
• Easily locate more in-depth information on most topics with references to Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics, Sixth Edition.