aka Pediatric Perplexity 005 A toddler was brought to the emergency department for increasing respiratory distress over the past few days. He has also had fevers, and was started on antibiotics by his family doctor with no improvement. In the…
A 2 year-old boy requires intubation to manage his acutely obstructed airway. He is going downhill fast. What are you going to do? pediatric intubation
Child presents with anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure following URTI. atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome
A 7 year-old girl was brought to hospital with lethargy, irritability and vomiting. Aspirin administered with viral illness. Reye syndrome.
JellyBean 100...with Miss Claire Kerr, Paediatric Intensive Care Nurse at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.
Caleb Hillier Parry 1755–1822 English physician described Hemifacial atrophy; angina pectoris; Hirschprung disease; Graves disease in 1825
5 Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult: Concise with handy hints when dealing with a child or adolescent in the Emergency Department.
So it’s the first shift of a run of nights. A tearful mum has brought in 18-month old Bobby complaining of a hurty arm...now, manage the pulled elbow
A baby with Tetralogy of Fallot presents to the emergency department in respiratory distress and is 'turning blue'. What will you do?
The Chandler assessment tool used to highlight potential red flags for sick kids requiring paediatric admission.
An 18 month old girl is brought to ED after developing a very red rash over the last 2 days. She is now lethargic and refusing food and fluid
A 7-month-old infant is brought into the ED. The infant was well until 1 hour ago when she became pale, floppy and developed profuse non-bilious vomiting...