Measles: a Canary in the Coal Mine
Dr Natasa Jovanovic, Dr Hanna Tillly, Dr James Hatcher Measles is a highly contagious viral disease. Before the measles vaccine was introduced in 1968 (followed… Read More »Measles: a Canary in the Coal Mine
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – Assessing Adolescents in A&E
Dr Vicky Worsnop, Dr Rhys Beynon Picture the scene – you are 8 hours into a twilight shift covering the emergency department. The next patient… Read More »Pelvic Inflammatory Disease – Assessing Adolescents in A&E
Short Stature in the Prepubescent Child
Dr Emma Walker (ST2 Paediatrics) Reviewed by Dr Sujatha Gopal (ST7 Paediatric Endocrinology) and Dr Perveen Sultana (Consultant Paediatrician with Endocrine interest) Do you remember… Read More »Short Stature in the Prepubescent Child
Neonatal thyroid screening
Dr Rachel Tattersall, Dr Yadlapalli Kumar Untreated thyroid disease in a baby can have life long consequences – but the good news is that with… Read More »Neonatal thyroid screening
Call to Arms: Fighting Child Poverty Together Part 2
Hannah Zhu, Emma Sunderland, Akudo Okereafor, Guddi Singh Introduction: How do I begin to help a family living in poverty? Poverty can seem like a… Read More »Call to Arms: Fighting Child Poverty Together Part 2
Call to Arms: Fighting Child Poverty Together Part 1
Hannah Zhu, Emma Sunderland, Akudo Okereafor, Guddi Singh Introduction: Child Poverty is a HUGE PROBLEM Poverty is not just a moral issue but it is… Read More »Call to Arms: Fighting Child Poverty Together Part 1
Dravet Syndrome and SCN1A Disorders
Dr Melody Bacon and Dr Michael Yoong Among epilepsies caused by a single gene mutation, the sodium channel neuronal type 1α subunit (SCN1A) gene, is… Read More »Dravet Syndrome and SCN1A Disorders
Diet and Social Deprivation
Dr Francesca Neale (Foundation Year 1) and Dr Behrouz Nezafat-Maldonado (Paediatrics ST1) Aiden is a 7-year-old boy brought by ambulance due to difficulty in breathing.… Read More »Diet and Social Deprivation
Ready to START
Dr Ashley Reece We all remember 2012 – a glorious year of the London Olympics and the Queen’s Diamond jubilee. It was also the year… Read More »Ready to START
Kangaroo care – bouncing back after 50 years
By Gwen Rahardja Gwen is a SLT whose first child was admitted to NICU for prematurity. We at paediatricFOAM are very grateful for her being… Read More »Kangaroo care – bouncing back after 50 years
Top Tips for your OOPE
Dr Eimear McCorry More and more trainees are engaging in an Out Of Programme Experience (OOPE). Although doing an OOPE will extend your training time,… Read More »Top Tips for your OOPE
Williams Syndrome
Dr Laura Johnston, Dr Claire Alcorn, Dr Danielle Leemon, Dr Shilpa Shah On a particularly busy evening shift, Laura a paediatric ST3 doctor was asked… Read More »Williams Syndrome
Long QT Syndrome – How long is the Q(ueue) for your T?
Dr Rhea Clubb and Dr Luke Starling Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) is a rare disease that causes syncope, seizures, and sudden cardiac death. It’s caused… Read More »Long QT Syndrome – How long is the Q(ueue) for your T?
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Too Much Pressure Inside My Head
Dr Melody Bacon and Dr Louise Hartley “Dear General Paediatric Colleague, I would be grateful if you could urgently review Sam, a 14 year old boy… Read More »Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension – Too Much Pressure Inside My Head
Salty AF: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Dr Margaret Sinnott, Dr Aimée Henry, Dr Shilpa Shah This case (which has been anonymised) is an interesting one. It started with a midwife’s worry… Read More »Salty AF: Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: My Cilia’s Off Beat!
Mahreen Sohail and Abi Whitehouse Having dysfunctional cilia can really put your mucus in the wrong place at the wrong time. Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)… Read More »Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: My Cilia’s Off Beat!
Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations (CPAM) – the abnormality formerly known as CCAM.
Adam Lawton and Abi Whitehouse The radiologist’s report comes back on that baby with respiratory distress and the unusual-looking x-ray. It reads: “This lesion is… Read More »Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations (CPAM) – the abnormality formerly known as CCAM.
Feeling Sick(le) in the Chest
Dr Tom Gilmartin, reviewed by Dr Kirstin Lund, Paediatric Haematology consultant A 4-year-old boy presents to the emergency department with a cough. Probably just a… Read More »Feeling Sick(le) in the Chest