This session details the three main presentations of Congenital Heart Disease to the emergency department; shock, cyanosis and congestive heart failure.…
Congenital Heart Disease
This session details the three main presentations of Congenital Heart Disease to the emergency department; shock, cyanosis and congestive heart failure…
An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away
A 14-month-old boy presented to the Emergency Department following a choking episode the previous day at kindergarten. He had been eating a piece of diced apple at the time.…
Ketamine Kids Procedural Sedation
A 4-year-old girl fell whilst playing in the playground on a metal slide and sustained a 3 cm open wound to her left cheek and upper lip.…
Blue Baby Spell
A 21-day-old term baby presents to your emergency department in respiratory distress and appears dusky blue.…
What’s that funny noise?
A 17-year-old presents with acute respiratory distress and a biphasic stridor.…
Time for PIMS-TS
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS)…
Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome (PIMS-TS)
Understanding paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (PIMS-TS).…
A Constant Cough
A 9 week old female infant presents to Paediatric A&E at 2200 hrs with a history of coughing, difficulty in breathing, lethargy and reduced feeding…
Barking in the Night
A 2-year-old boy is brought to the ED at 2 am with noisy breathing and a barking cough.…
Acute Severe Wheeze Please
A 5-year-old girl presents with acute shortness of breath and wheeze…
The Shocked Neonate
A 22-year-old lady delivers a 36-week-old baby unexpectedly at home. The baby was initially pink with an Apgar of 9, and a birth weight of 7lbs…
Just a viral infection
6-month-old boy brought in because he can’t breathe.…
Think Outside the Box…
An 18-month old boy is brought in to the ED by his grandmother with a cough, mild constitutional upset and increasing stridor for approximately 12 hours. He is previously well and immunised up to date…
Bronchi Baby
Diagnosing and managing acute bronchiolitis: when to investigate and how to decide if a child can be cared for at home or in hospital.…
The Unhappy Wheezer
A 5-week old boy is brought to the PED by his parents. He has had nasal congestion, cough and wheeze for 3 days…
FRCEM Primary Paper 4
FRCEM Primary Examination Single Best Answer…
What did the Pistachios do ?!?!
A case of a 3 year old child brought in to A&E by mum, blue and breathless…
PEM Starter pack book
We are pleased to announce our PEM Starter Pack with 12 blogs rolled into one handy iBook…
Coughing, Wheezy and Stridulous Children
Children with noisy or difficult breathing often present to the Emergency Department (ED). The acuity of these patients varies, but any of the conditions that cause respiratory symptoms can be life th…