Methaemoglobinaemia
A different kind of baby blues… Dr Agatha Okah; Dr Priyesh Parekh; Dr Hema Kannappan We’ve all heard of haemoglobin and know what it does…… Read More »Methaemoglobinaemia
Acute / Emergencies / PICU
Paediatric Organ Donation
Dr Kee Wei Phang, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Grid Trainee, Dr Miriam Fine-Goulden, PICU Consultant My first experience of organ donation as a paediatric trainee was… Read More »Paediatric Organ Donation
VT in DMD
Dr Hannah Wilkin-Crowe, Dr Vikram Baicher, Dr Mark Fenner In this case-based article we will go through the emergency management and logistical considerations of treating… Read More »VT in DMD
Eye see you – eye emergencies in Paeds ED
Ashika Shah, 4th year Medical Student; Dr Vikram Baicher, PEM Consultant; Ms Siobhan Wren, Consultant Ophthalmologist Emergencies involving the eye are thankfully uncommon in Paediatrics.… Read More »Eye see you – eye emergencies in Paeds ED
Presenting the Ultimate Super-Sieve: The Simple Guide to CVVH – PART 2
Dr Jonathan Round, PICU Consultant If you haven’t read it yet, you might want to start with Part 1 – click here The CVVH circuit… Read More »Presenting the Ultimate Super-Sieve: The Simple Guide to CVVH – PART 2
Presenting the Ultimate Super-Sieve: The Simple Guide to CVVH – PART 1
Dr Jonathan Round, PICU Consultant You may be reading this out of interest or more likely because you’re about to look after a patient on… Read More »Presenting the Ultimate Super-Sieve: The Simple Guide to CVVH – PART 1
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
Modes of Ventilation
Juerg Martin Burren, reviewed by Professor Andreas Schibler Modes of ventilation can at first seem like a maze. However as long as you understand the… Read More »Modes of Ventilation
Hartmann’s in Hyperkalaemia: is that o(k)+?
Dr Constantinos Kanaris, PICU and retrieval consultant; @DrKanaris This blog is written with an aim to dispel the myth that 0.9% saline is superior to… Read More »Hartmann’s in Hyperkalaemia: is that o(k)+?
Not So Sweet – investigating hypoglycaemia in a toddler
Danielle Leemon (Paediatric ST7), Pamela Slevin (Paediatric SAS Doctor), Shilpa Shah (Paediatric Consultant). Peer review Dr Sam Thompson (Paediatric Consultant) Craigavon Hospital, Southern Health & Social… Read More »Not So Sweet – investigating hypoglycaemia in a toddler
Acute Psychotic Episode in an Adolescent
Jessica Wong, Matthew Fernando A 14-year-old boy presents with auditory and visual hallucinations to the emergency department. He sees and hears demons urging him to… Read More »Acute Psychotic Episode in an Adolescent
Protecting #1 – Neuroprotective strategies for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Manette Ness-Cochinwala, Buvana Dwarakanathan Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the top causes of morbidity and mortality in paediatrics. In the UK, head injury… Read More »Protecting #1 – Neuroprotective strategies for Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
How not to be burned by burns Part 2: Major burns
Dani Hall, Manohasandra MajuranRead More »How not to be burned by burns Part 2: Major burns
We need to talk about… Protected Handover
Dr Peter Mallett | Dr Shilpa Shah