Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Understand basic principles of evidence-based medicine in order to implement it into clinical practice Be able to formulate a clinical question Be able to undertake a hierarchical search strategy…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Understand the different research settings and the phases of clinical trials Understand how to develop a research question and frame this as a null hypothesis to be tested Be…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Understand the principles of pharmacokinetics in children Know the major pathways of drug metabolism in children and how they vary with age Know about some of the commoner adverse…
Learning objective By the end of this chapter the reader should: Understand ethical issues relating to clinical care and conducting trials and research with children. Paediatrics and child health, perhaps more than any other speciality, has recently been the focus…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Be aware of life-limiting conditions and their epidemiology Know about the principles of symptom control – pain, nausea and vomiting, dyspnoea, constipation, skin conditions and emergencies Be aware of…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Know about the major causes of child mortality globally Know about the most common illnesses in low resource countries: pneumonia, gastroenteritis, malaria, HIV infection, tuberculosis, measles Know about intervention…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Know about the epidemiology of adolescent medicine Know about the physical and psychological changes during adolescence Know about the mode of action and physiological consequences of substances taken without…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Know the anatomy of the outer, middle and inner ear Understand how the structure of the ear is related to function Understand the process of hearing and how it…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Know and understand the anatomy and embryology of the eye Understand how the structure of the eye relates to function Understand the normal development of vision and the pathophysiology…
Learning objectives By the end of this chapter the reader should: Understand the biochemistry of metabolism, including urea cycle, Krebs cycle and fatty acid cycle Understand the pathophysiology of metabolic disorders, e.g. electrolyte and acid–base disturbance, hyperammonaemia and hypoglycaemia Know…