A 21-day-old term baby presents to your emergency department in respiratory distress and appears dusky blue.
A 21-day-old term baby presents to your emergency department in respiratory distress and appears dusky blue.
Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are disorders of chemical pathways. These diseases led to dangerous deficiencies or excesses of chemicals.
One of the most common reasons for newborns to be sent in to the ED for assessment is weight loss.
A 3-day-old baby girl is brought to the emergency department by her distressed mother with complaints about the baby’s shivering and lethargy.
Crying babies are frequently brought to the ED because the child cries so much that the parents believe there must be something physically wrong. whilst we’re waiting for AI to be developed to help with translation of the cries, having some idea of potential causes is useful.
What will you do when your weekend shift in the Paediatric ED turns into seeing a stream of yellow babies?
One of the most common reasons for newborns to be sent in to the ED for assessment is weight loss
The neonatal period (<28 days of age) and young infancy (< 3months ) is the most common time for presentation of congenital conditions and the highest susceptibility for infection.
This session will cover common tummy troubles with particular reference to evidence-based management of colic and gastro-oesophageal reflux.
This session will explore common neonatal presentations that could be safely discharged from the ED without necessarily involving the on-call paediatric team.
Neonates can present with normal physiology to the paediatric emergency department. Studies have suggested that 1.9% of all patients present within the first month of life
Sick neonates with vesiculopustular rashes should be tested for HSV, candidal and Staphylococcal infections (EL3)
A 30-day-old ex-36/40 twin, male infant attends the ED with his mother due to concern regarding vomiting of 4 days duration
Not one, but two teeny tiny yellow wailing babies present to your Paediatric ED! Their worried parents ask you: “why have the twins turned yellow?”
This blog is an overview of how to approach an unwell infant. It covers diagnoses not to be missed, how to spot them and a few tips about management.