Paediatrics for Primary Care (and anyone else)

At the time of publication, the UK is experienced the effects of an increase in cases of group A streptococcal (GAS) infections in children....

When I am driving and see a traffic light ahead the first thought is, "Am I supposed to stop or go?" My next thought is, "wha...

I think that the hunt for a focus of infection in a child is a lot like a game called “Spot the Ball” in which people looked at a picture fr...

Another week, another crisis - This time, in the UK we have a major shortage of blood bottles. Primary care have been advised to suspend non...

With wheeze in children becoming a major presentation again, it feels like a good time to explore the issue of deciding whether a child has ...

In the previous post, I outlined how to tell the difference between abnormal signs that are part of a functional and fully compensated respo...

 Assessing the severity of a respiratory problem in children is not entirely straightforward.  Guidelines attempt to categorise according to...

People get worried about newborn babies.  When presented with a baby problem, there are a few basic rules to apply: Most things that newborn...

If you told me that nothing has changed for you this past twelve months, I'd be quite surprised.  This year has been a rollercoaster bot...

 Here's another stocking stuffer.  In the same way as last time, it's just a mini-FOAMed post. So next time you see a child or young...