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Medical Emergencies in Eating Disorders

WEBMedical Emergencies in Eating Disorders ( MEED) is a new guideline on recognising and managing eating disorders. The guidance is a collaboration between the Royal College …

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Using your HEADS-ED

WEBWhere was the paper set? This study was conducted in the PED at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, a tertiary hospital with 70,000 annual visits a year. 3100 …

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How to interpret Rinne and Weber’s tests

WEBAs in Rinne’s test, begin by striking the 512 Hz tuning fork against your knee or elbow. Then, place the base of the fork in the midline, high on the patient’s forehead. Ask …

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Shared decision-making

WEBShared decision-making in paediatric practice. Decision-making in paediatrics can be complex. The rapidly evolving developmental context of a child impacts their ability to …

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How safe are CT scans in children

WEBBibbo (2018) used data from x-rays, CT, fluoroscopy and nuclear medicine scans in children and young adults aged 0 to 18 to summarise the effective radiation dose per scan and …

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Communicating with neurodivergent patients

WEBDuring my placement in paediatrics, I was watching a junior doctor as they attempted to cannulate a child with autism.The topical anaesthetic was taking effect. The doctor …

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Mental Health Screening

WEBOne study found that 1 in 13 (7.7%) of children questioned met DSM IV criteria for a recognised mental illness when they rated themselves. When their parents filled in the …

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Body surface area

WEBBody surface area, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2021. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.1860

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The Road Not Taken

WEBToxic exposures. Some of the things we are exposed to are a part of our humanity – love, life, death – but there are particularly toxic elements that medicos, especially those in …

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Irish Traveller Health

WEBThe All Ireland Traveller Health Study (AITHS) in 2010 found that 42% of Travellers were under 15 years of age, compared with 21% of the general population. The same study …

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Telemedicine vs Traditional Medicine

WEBThe COVID – 19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in the healthcare system. In the early stages adult services were overwhelmed with sick patients, whereas it seems …

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Are rigors a sign of serious bacterial infection

WEBThere is some, low quality and conflicting evidence suggesting a small increased risk of bacterial infection associated with the presence of rigors. However, this is perhaps …

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Petechiae in Children

WEBWhat were the outcomes measured? The primary outcome was assessing the performance of eight clinical guidelines on identifying children with invasive meningococcal disease …

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Global Developmental Delay

WEBErin is a 3-year-old girl who is brought in by her mother, having been screened by the child health nurse as being developmentally delayed (and subsequently referred by her GP). …

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How does ethnicity affect child health outcomes

WEBDeath rates by ethnicity. The data from the UK are stark: worse healthcare outcomes in ethnic minority groups begin before birth. Between 2016-8 in England, maternal mortality …

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Why you should be using HeadSmart for children with headaches

WEBHow long does it take to get a diagnosis? The longer it takes for a diagnosis, the worse the outcome is. The median total diagnostic interval (TDI) from the start of symptoms to the …

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Don't Forget The Lego

WEBDon’t Forget the Bubbles was founded by four curious doctors – Tessa Davis, Andy Tagg, Henry Goldstein and Ben Lawton. Unfortunately, Ben was travelling when we undertook …

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