Practical Human Anatomy

disorders and infectious diseases (including immunisations), both of which must surely be of relatively frequent occurrence in general practice, receive no mention. Warning signs of possible non-accidental injury could with benefit have been included. The mythology of tongue tie is deservedly stressed but there is no mention of teething in a similar context. Management advice is often impractical. In cases of accidental poisoning the recommendation that "Vomiting can be induced by sticking one's fingers down the back of the child's throat" is not likely to appeal to many general practitioners. Nor is the suggestion that palpation for a tumour in a suspected case of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis be preceded by emptying the stomach using a nasogastric tube. Though the purpose of this book has considerable merit its overall objective has sadly not been achieved. IJC