"The Children's Hospital at Westmead Handbook" is a practical, quick-reference of essential information on common paediatric conditions for specialists and non-specialists. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach and covers only essential, practical information, such as laboratory reference ranges and drug doses for serious conditions, as well as common clinical situations.Using plenty of bullet points and checklists the book has a simple, straightforward approach that is popular among clinicians, and is particularly useful to students and residents. It comprises 35 chapters, each starting with a bulleted summary of key information from the chapter. Originally conceived as the Hospital's manual of protocols and diagnostic procedures, "The Children's Hospital at Westmead Handbook" has developed into a comprehensive reference on common and serious clinical paediatric conditions. It has adopted a simple, straightforward approach that is popular among clinicians and is particularly useful to students and residents.