Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Core Principles of Paediatrics

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Treating sick kids is a lot of fun.  If you can deal with any fear factor, it becomes a real pleasure most of the time.  Children are very ...
Sunday, 30 June 2019

Chest X-rays in children - The Wimbledon Rules

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We've come a long way in terms of reducing unnecessary tests in paediatrics.  It is within my career that it was standard to obtain a c...
Sunday, 9 June 2019

Mugglevision - Being a clinician to a child with learning difficulties

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We all see the world through our own eyes.  It is normal to assume that the person we are communicating with has a similar enough perceptio...
Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Should I prescribe antibiotics for a child with otitis media and discharge from eardrum rupture?

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The answer to that question is much more complicated than most guidelines will lead you to believe. The headline statement recommending ...
Wednesday, 15 May 2019

The simple bit of equipment that will transform your child and adolescent mental health assessments

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Mental health problems in children and young people (CYP) are common and on the rise.   Identifying these problems in CYP is particularly...
Tuesday, 30 April 2019

Rashes in children: What is the diagnosis? - Probably a virus

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A rash is a very common feature of a paediatric presentation and is often the primary reason for seeking medical advice. I think that...
Tuesday, 9 April 2019

What is the deal with fever?

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Fever scares parents.  The internet is full of scaremongery about what fever can do to you.  For the uninformed parent, fever not only su...
Saturday, 30 March 2019

We should talk more often - Treating CMPA in infants and assumptions between primary and secondary care

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It's not uncommon for parents to bring their infant with a feeding problem to an emergency department.  Although that might seem like a...