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Fifteen-minute consultation: Palpitations in children
Fifteen-minute consultation: Palpitations in children
IntroductionPalpitations are a common presenting symptom in the paediatric population and generate understandable anxiety ...
Fifteen-minute consultation: Management of albuminuria in children and young people with diabetes
Fifteen-minute consultation: Management of albuminuria in children and young people with diabetes
In addition to urinary ACR, glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a useful marker of kidney function. The ISPAD and ADA guid...
Child bereavement--what matters to the families. Part 1: Immediate and short-term communication and care
Child bereavement--what matters to the families. Part 1: Immediate and short-term communication and care
The death of a child is a complex and hugely significant time for a family and community. Sophisticated but sensitive mana...
Child bereavement--what matters to the families. Part 2: The long term
Child bereavement--what matters to the families. Part 2: The long term
The death of a child is a devastating event. Families experience profound grief and loss immediately following the death, ...
Multidisciplinary training initiative for postnatal clinical environments to increase staffs confidence in managing babies requiring neonatal transitional care
Multidisciplinary training initiative for postnatal clinical environments to increase staffs confidence in managing babies requiring neonatal transitional care
SummaryImplementation of a quarterly multidisciplinary neonatal transitional care (NTC) study day to ensure all staff work...
Fifteen-minute consultation: How to approach the initial discussions of dysmorphism with parents
Fifteen-minute consultation: How to approach the initial discussions of dysmorphism with parents
Approaching discussions and introducing the idea of dysmorphology to parents and families can be perceived as difficult an...
What are CAR T-cells?
What are CAR T-cells?
IntroductionFor decades, cancer treatment has involved various permutations of three modalities: chemotherapy, surgery and...
Applied pharmacokinetics to improve pharmacotherapy in neonatal and paediatric intensive care units: focus on correct dose selection
Applied pharmacokinetics to improve pharmacotherapy in neonatal and paediatric intensive care units: focus on correct dose selection
Drug dosing and exposure throughout childhood are constantly affected by maturational changes like weight, age or body sur...
Term neonate with neck and supraclavicular swelling at birth
Term neonate with neck and supraclavicular swelling at birth
A term infant was delivered via elective caesarean section (CS). Antenatal history was unremarkable. Delivery of the head ...
UK Kidney Association guideline review: 'The initial management of IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura) in children and young people in conjunction with 'The management of complications-associated IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura) in children and young people
UK Kidney Association guideline review: 'The initial management of IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura) in children and young people in conjunction with 'The management of complications-associated IgA vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura) in children and young people
IgA vasculitis (IgAV), previously known as Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP), is an IgA-mediated autoimmune vasculitis typica...
Adolescent with an abrupt onset of muscle pain and fever
Adolescent with an abrupt onset of muscle pain and fever
An early-teen boy with spastic bilateral cerebral palsy predominantly affecting the lower limbs was admitted to hospital w...
Weak femoral pulses post procedure
Weak femoral pulses post procedure
A 10-month old, ex 29-week gestation infant attends general paediatric clinic. She is 2 months post-transcutaneous occlusi...
Fifteen-minute consultation: What paediatricians need to know about vaping
Fifteen-minute consultation: What paediatricians need to know about vaping
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Approach to the adolescent presenting with hirsutism
Fifteen-minute consultation: Approach to the adolescent presenting with hirsutism
Hirsutism commonly affects adolescent girls and necessitates careful assessment and tailored investigation. Management var...
Fifteen-minute consultation: Investigation and management of hypoglycaemia in the term-born infant
Fifteen-minute consultation: Investigation and management of hypoglycaemia in the term-born infant
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Fifteen-minute consultation: When to consider extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Fifteen-minute consultation: When to consider extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of organ support which is used for severe, potentially reversible res...
Broad complex rhythm in neonates: is it always a cause for concern?
Broad complex rhythm in neonates: is it always a cause for concern?
A baby born at 37 weeks’ gestation was noted to have premature beats in utero. He was born in good condition. The prematur...
Fifteen-minute consultation on excluding cardiac causes of chest pain
Fifteen-minute consultation on excluding cardiac causes of chest pain
A 12-year-old boy who recently had a viral upper respiratory tract infection presents with a sharp, substernal chest pain ...
How to perform and interpret a middle cerebral artery transcranial Doppler examination in children at risk of brain injury
How to perform and interpret a middle cerebral artery transcranial Doppler examination in children at risk of brain injury
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Fourteen-year-old girl with complicated hypothyroidism
Fourteen-year-old girl with complicated hypothyroidism
A 14-year-old girl presented to her general practioner with neck swelling and lethargy. Initial thyroid function showed a ...
Safeguarding children a priority
Safeguarding children a priority
When I look through the range of scenarios discussed within this mini-series,1 ,2 it reminds me of the reason I was drawn ...
Acute safeguarding essentials in modern-day paediatrics
Acute safeguarding essentials in modern-day paediatrics
This case series addresses the complexities of child safeguarding in modern-day paediatrics, exploring common themes and k...
Acute safeguarding essentials in modern-day paediatrics: neglect, unsupervised minors and modern slavery
Acute safeguarding essentials in modern-day paediatrics: neglect, unsupervised minors and modern slavery
As part of a case-series exploring acute safeguarding essentials in modern day paediatrics, this article focusses on theme...
Fifteen-minute consultation: Diagnosing serious pathology in children with headaches presenting to the emergency department
Fifteen-minute consultation: Diagnosing serious pathology in children with headaches presenting to the emergency department
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Medical emergencies in eating disorders
Medical emergencies in eating disorders
About the guidelineEating disorders are serious mental health disorders that cannot be appropriately managed without both ...
Guideline review: Child Protection service delivery standards
Guideline review: Child Protection service delivery standards
The Children Act, 1989 states that the local authority needs to complete a section 47 investigation when there is any susp...
Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease in children
Diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease in children
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NICE guideline review: Epilepsies in children, young people and adults NG217
NICE guideline review: Epilepsies in children, young people and adults NG217
BackgroundEpilepsy is the most common significant long-term neurological condition of childhood. The prevalence in childre...
Recommendations for minimising and monitoring adverse effects of long-term supraphysiological corticosteroid use in children and young persons
Recommendations for minimising and monitoring adverse effects of long-term supraphysiological corticosteroid use in children and young persons
KEY POINTSSupraphysiological systemic corticosteroids are used commonly in the management of various medical conditions in...
Use of pulse oximetry as an investigative test for paediatric respiratory sleep disorders
Use of pulse oximetry as an investigative test for paediatric respiratory sleep disorders
IntroductionMultiple diagnostic techniques are available for the assessment of suspected sleep disorders in children. Poly...
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