Biliary atresia
Dr Catarina Jackson George, a 3-week-old boy, is referred to the paediatric assessment unit for prolonged jaundice. He was born at term via normal vaginal… Read More »Biliary atresia
General Paediatrics
Preparing for your first Consultant job interview
Seb Gray, Nick Schindler, Rachael Mitchell, Nancy Bostock, Nikhil Ganjoo, Ollie Bevington, James Dearden, Louise Budd, Tom Whitby & David James (co-authors of our Consultant… Read More »Preparing for your first Consultant job interview
Cranial Ultrasound
Dr Ahmed Sherif, Royal Cornwall Hospital Why should a paediatrician learn cranial ultrasound? We can always ask a radiographer or a radiologist to do it,… Read More »Cranial Ultrasound
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Dr Adam Truelove; Dr Jenny Pallawela Emma is a paediatric trainee seeing patients in a busy paediatric rheumatology clinic. Her next patient is Amna, an… Read More »Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
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
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
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
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
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
Immunodeficiency: How sick is too sick?
Mahreen Sohail and Arwa Othman Children fall sick…a lot! But how sick is too sick for a normal child? At what point do you need… Read More »Immunodeficiency: How sick is too sick?
The First 1000 Days: From Tiny Acorns
By Lizzie Wortley, ST7 Paediatrics Meaning the time from conception to approximately 2 years of age, the first 1000 days is when the body goes through… Read More »The First 1000 Days: From Tiny Acorns