Vaping – No smoke without fire
Dr Jonathan Ong, Paediatric ST4 (consultant input from Dr Seb Gray) What are e-cigarettes and how do they work? E-cigarettes, or vapes, are battery powered… Read More »Vaping – No smoke without fire
Respiratory
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
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
Low maternal vitamin D, childhood asthma and wheeze: Is there a link?
Dr Seb Gray | Dr Katie Knight | Dr Woolf WalkerRead More »Low maternal vitamin D, childhood asthma and wheeze: Is there a link?
Having a bad air day? Ventilation strategies for the critically ill asthmatic
Dr Seb Gray | Dr Katie Knight | Dr Kim SykesRead More »Having a bad air day? Ventilation strategies for the critically ill asthmatic
A little ‘slip up’… Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Dr Katie Knight | Dr Donovan Duffy
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Cystic Fibrosis in General Paediatrics: Part 1
This article has been contributed by Dr Rossa Brugha, Clinical Lecturer Read More »Cystic Fibrosis in General Paediatrics: Part 1
Cystic Fibrosis Part 2: CF in the Paediatric ED
Dr Rossa Brugha, Clinical LecturerRead More »Cystic Fibrosis Part 2: CF in the Paediatric ED
Nebulised magnesium sulphate (NMS) for acute asthma: what’s the evidence?
This post was written by Dr Seb Gray and Dr Katie Knight, paediatric registrars, with consultant input from Dr Emma-Jane Bould Acute severe asthma is one… Read More »Nebulised magnesium sulphate (NMS) for acute asthma: what’s the evidence?
Basics of Ventilation
The thinking about ventilation over the last 20 years has two distinct polarities… Read More »Basics of Ventilation