A 5-year-old presents with refusal to walk after a brief viral illness.
A 5-year-old presents with refusal to walk after a brief viral illness.
A neonate that suddenly collapses leaves us all with dread.
Paediatric cases of Bell’s Palsy are relatively uncommon. Understandably, witnessing a rapidly developing facial asymmetry in a child will cause worried parents/guardians to rush to see a doctor.
An 18-month old boy is brought in to the ED with a cough, mild constitutional upset and increasing stridor for approximately 12 hours. He is previously well and immunised up to date.
A child presents with persistent fever and mucocutaneous changes, engaging you to consider all causes of fever in children.
1 in 300 people will experience anaphylaxis at some point in their lives. RCUK anaphylaxis guidelines provide an updated consensus for the recognition and management of anaphylaxis in all age groups.
Buckle / Torus fractures in children
This module covers burns assessment and management in the Emergency Department.
This session covers burns assessment and management in the Emergency Department.
A 10-year-old boy presents with fever, malaise, and rapidly spreading painful skin lesions with oral and eye involvement, following a recent course of antibiotics.
A young boy with abdominal pain and distension is brought in by his father. The triage nurse mentions that he is hypertensive, with microscopic haematuria on his urine dipstick.
A 14-year-old boy attends the Paediatric ED with a 2 day history of worsening colicky central abdominal pain.
Fabricated or induced illness (FII) is a form of child abuse. Recognition of FII is frequently difficult and subsequent management is complex.
FII is a broad term to describe a group of behaviours by parents or carers which cause harm to children.
This SBA will test your knowledge about bronchiolitis – are you ready?
As the days get shorter, the leaves fall from the trees, and winter draws nearer, so does the surge of bronchiolitis begin its annual descent upon paediatric emergency departments across the country.
This blog looks at the challenges that patients with Autism face in the emergency setting.
A 13-year-old girl presents to the Paediatric ED with a 48 hour history of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
This module explores the differential diagnosis of potential underlying causes of Bell’s palsy in children and highlights which cases require further investigation.
Bell’s palsy is a relatively uncommon condition presenting to primary care. Despite a benign course for most children with Bell’s palsy, there are a number of serious causes of facial paralysis which can be easily missed.