Mastering the Beginning: This guide briefly and concisely reviews important symptoms and situations that newcomers may encounter in the pediatric ward. The focus is on emergencies. With this book, you will keep your composure during your first shifts in pediatric and adolescent medicine and remain confident in all future situations. The book particularly assists beginners during night and weekend shifts when they are responsible for medical, surgical, and psychiatric emergencies, the delivery room, and a consultation hotline. In this book, you will find the knowledge necessary to handle the daily routine in interdisciplinary pediatric and adolescent medicine at the start of your specialist training: formulas and analytical aids for interpreting examinations, tips for clarifying symptoms, suggestions for treating diseases, dosage recommendations, and resuscitation protocols for emergencies. Anatomical diagrams are provided to help explain matters clearly to parents.