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Paediatrics
Paediatrics rewards the student who treats the child as a moving target of growth, and the NMC competency framework mirrors that by coding each...
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Paediatrics rewards the student who treats the child as a moving target of growth, and the NMC competency framework mirrors that by coding each stage and system separately. MedNext covers all 37 chapters against those codes, so growth and development, nutrition, neonatal care, immunisation and the systemic disorders each sit against a checklist rather than a vague sense of having read them. Growth and development open the subject and never leave it: milestones, anthropometry and developmental assessment under PE1 underpin the clinical examination and the viva. Nutrition is the heaviest block in an Indian curriculum, from severe and moderate acute malnutrition through vitamin and mineral deficiencies to the national supplementation programmes, and it is where public-health reasoning and bedside management meet. Neonatology, fluid and electrolyte balance, and the paediatric emergencies demand protocol-level recall, so the mapped cheat sheets earn their place in the last week before an exam. The systemic chapters cover cardiology, respiratory disease, diarrhoeal illness and dehydration, haematology and oncology, and the endocrine and CNS disorders, each tagged to its NMC code. IMNCI, the RCH programmes and the national immunisation schedule tie clinical paediatrics to community practice, which is exactly how NEET PG and NExT test it. Every chapter pairs a detailed reading with practice questions and a one-page cheat sheet on the same codes, so revision becomes a checklist you work through rather than a stack you re-read.
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PE1: Normal Growth and Development
Normal growth and development for MBBS pediatrics: weight doubling and tripling, length and head circumference,...
Read morePE2: Growth Problems: Failure to Thrive and Short Stature
Failure to thrive and short stature for MBBS pediatrics: four pathways of growth faltering, familial versus endocrine...
Read morePE3: Developmental Delay and Cerebral Palsy
Developmental delay, intellectual disability and cerebral palsy for MBBS: definitions, structured approach, GMFCS...
Read morePE4: Learning Disabilities, ADHD and Autism
Specific learning disorder, ADHD and autism spectrum disorder for MBBS: DSM-5 criteria, joint attention, sensory...
Read morePE5: Behavioural Problems in Children
Childhood behavioural problems for MBBS: thumb sucking, breath-holding spells, temper tantrums, pica, enuresis and...
Read morePE6: Adolescent Health
Adolescent health for MBBS: puberty and SMR, anaemia, eating disorders, mental health, confidentiality, POCSO and...
Read morePE7: Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding for MBBS pediatrics: lactation physiology, breast milk composition, correct latch, lactation problems...
Read morePE8: Complementary Feeding
Complementary feeding for MBBS pediatrics: timing after 6 months, meal frequency, food groups, IYCF principles and...
Read morePE9: Nutritional Assessment
Pediatric nutritional assessment for MBBS: anthropometric indices, dietary recall, macronutrient energy values and...
Read morePE10: SAM and MAM: Nutritional Support
Severe and moderate acute malnutrition for MBBS: WHO criteria, MUAC and oedema, F-75, F-100, RUTF and the 10-step...
Read morePE11: Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity for MBBS: constitutional versus secondary obesity, BMI cut-offs on IAP charts, acanthosis nigricans...
Read morePE12: Vitamins in Health and Disease
Pediatric vitamins for MBBS: vitamin A in measles, rickets, vitamin K deficiency bleeding, B-complex signs and scurvy,...
Read morePE13: Minerals: Iron, Iodine and Calcium
Pediatric minerals for MBBS: iron deficiency anaemia labs and dosing, iodine deficiency disorders, calcium and zinc,...
Read morePE14: Toxic Elements and Poisoning
Pediatric poisoning for MBBS: lead chelation, kerosene, organophosphorus, paracetamol and free radicals, mapped to NMC...
Read morePE15: Fluid and Electrolyte Balance
Pediatric fluids and electrolytes for MBBS: Holliday-Segar maintenance, deficit calculation, hyperkalaemia and...
Read morePE16: IMNCI Guidelines
IMNCI for MBBS pediatrics: five components, pink-yellow-green colour codes, danger signs and respiratory rate cut-offs...
Read morePE17: National Health Programs
Maternal and child health programmes for MBBS: ICDS, RBSK, Mission Indradhanush, National Health Mission targets and...
Read morePE18: RCH Programs and Newborn Care
RCH programme and newborn care for MBBS: RCH I and II evolution, antenatal care, Golden Minute resuscitation and...
Read morePE19: Immunization
Pediatric immunization for MBBS: UIP schedule, MR versus MMR, herd immunity, cold chain, vaccine vial monitor and true...
Read morePE20: Neonatal Care
Neonatal care for MBBS and NEET-PG: newborn resuscitation, birth asphyxia, neonatal sepsis, hyperbilirubinemia and...
Read morePE21: Genitourinary System
Paediatric renal and genitourinary disease for NEET-PG: UTI, APSGN, nephrotic syndrome, Wilms tumour, reflux and...
Read morePE22: Rheumatologic Problems
Paediatric rheumatology for NEET-PG: juvenile idiopathic arthritis, acute rheumatic fever, Kawasaki disease, SLE and...
Read morePE23: Cardiovascular System and Heart Disease
Paediatric cardiovascular disease for NEET-PG: acyanotic and cyanotic congenital heart disease, heart failure,...
Read morePE24: Diarrhoeal Diseases and Dehydration
Paediatric diarrhoea and dehydration for NEET-PG: ORS composition, WHO Plan A/B/C, zinc, IMNCI classification and...
Read morePE25: Malabsorption
Paediatric malabsorption for NEET-PG: coeliac serology and biopsy, giardiasis, tropical sprue and...
Read morePE26: Liver Disorders
Paediatric liver disease for NEET-PG: acute and fulminant hepatitis, portal hypertension, LFT and viral marker...
Read morePE27A: Pediatric Emergencies: Assessment and Resuscitation
Paediatric emergency assessment for NEET-PG: cardiorespiratory arrest, shock, status epilepticus, poisoning and ETAT...
Read morePE27B: Pediatric Emergencies: Emergency and Priority Signs
Paediatric emergency triage for NEET-PG: emergency and priority signs, bag-mask ventilation, shock and convulsion...
Read morePE27C: Pediatric Emergencies: Procedures and Special Situations
Paediatric emergency procedures for NEET-PG: hypothermia, basic life support, child abuse reporting, breaking bad news...
Read morePE28: Respiratory System
Paediatric respiratory disease for NEET-PG: croup, epiglottitis, bronchiolitis, pneumonia, foreign body and childhood...
Read morePE29: Anemia, Hematology and Oncology
Paediatric haematology-oncology for NEET-PG: approach to anaemia, iron deficiency, ITP, haemophilia and leukaemia,...
Read morePE30: Central Nervous System Disorders
Paediatric neurology for NEET-PG: meningitis, febrile seizures, status epilepticus, cerebral palsy and CSF...
Read morePE31: Allergic Disorders
Paediatric allergy for NEET-PG: allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, childhood asthma and anaphylaxis with...
Read morePE32: Chromosomal Abnormalities
Paediatric chromosomal disorders for NEET-PG: Down, Turner and Klinefelter syndromes with karyotypes and surveillance,...
Read morePE33: Endocrinology
Paediatric endocrinology for NEET-PG: type 1 diabetes, DKA, thyroid disease, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and...
Read morePE34: Tuberculosis in Children
Paediatric tuberculosis for NEET-PG: primary and extrapulmonary TB, Mantoux, CBNAAT, MDR-TB and NTEP notification,...
Read morePE35: Role of the Physician in Child Health
Paediatric medicolegal ethics for NEET-PG: consent and assent, POCSO reporting, child abuse recognition and...
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How many paediatrics chapters does MedNext cover?
The paediatrics subject hub covers 37 chapters, spanning growth and development, nutrition, neonatology, immunisation and systemic paediatrics. Each chapter is mapped to its NMC competency codes, so coverage is visible rather than assumed.
Is the paediatrics content mapped to the NMC competency framework?
Yes. Every chapter, practice question and cheat sheet is tagged to an official NMC competency code, for example PE10.1 for the management of severe acute malnutrition. This is the same framework that MBBS university exams, NEET PG and NExT draw from.
Which paediatrics topics carry the most exam weight?
Growth and development, nutrition and malnutrition, neonatal care, fluid and electrolyte balance and immunisation supply most viva and clinical questions. The national health programmes and IMNCI are reliably tested alongside the bedside topics.
Does MedNext include paediatrics MCQs and revision material?
Each chapter is paired with practice questions and a one-page cheat sheet, all tagged to the same NMC codes as the reading, so you can move from learning a competency to testing and revising it within the same topic.
Can I preview the paediatrics content before paying?
Yes. You can preview the platform and read a free sample chapter after registering, then view plans when you are ready to decide.
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