The Children"s Hospital at Westmead Handbook is a practical portable guide covering common paediatric conditions for specialists and non-specialists. It adopts a straightforward approach that is popular among clinicians and is particularly useful for students and residents. Edited by medical practitioners at The Children"s Hospital at Westmead, the handbook covers essential information such as laboratory reference ranges, drug doses, immunisation schedules and growth charts. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the handbook includes both serious conditions as well as common clinical situations faced by health practitioners involved in paediatric care.