The discipline "Propaedeutics of children's diseases" is one of the foundations of Pediatrics. 

The term "propaedeutics" comes from the Greek words pro – before, paideuo – teach, which means "pre-teach, preparatory training".

One of the main sections of propaedeutics of children's diseases is the analysis of anatomical and physiological features inherent in children of different ages from the period of newborn birth to the end of adolescence.

During the course of studying the discipline you will learn about the age characteristics of growth,  development, formation of all systems of the child's body; study the features of the methods of examination, palpation, percussion, auscultation in children. Get acquainted with the scope of examination of patients with diseases in childhood, the semiotics of the main lesions of various systems and the body as a whole; the clinical interpretation of the data obtained from the General and additional examination of patients; the principles of rational nutrition of children.