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Iron deficiency anaemia
3-year-old Thomas has been eating soil. He looks pale, and his bloods show a microcytic hypochromic anaemic with Hb 80g/dL and low MCV. It looks like
Tag : Don't Forget The Bubbles
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The 71st Bubble Wrap – DFTB x Chesterfield and Derbyshire Dales GP Trainees
With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Every month we ask some of our friends from PERUKI (Paediatric
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The DIMPLES study
What’s the relationship between COVID-19 and diabetes? May saw the e-publication of the DIMPLES study. Let’s take a deep dive into this paper
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Incivility in Critical Care: adding insult to the injuries
You are working with your colleagues to assist an 8-year-old with multiple injuries following a high-impact traffic collision.You’re thinking about
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A Simplified Approach to Managing the Difficult Airway in Children
A 5-year-old boy with a past medical history of Crouzon syndrome presents in the Pediatric ED. He is febrile and tachypnoeic, with low blood
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The basics of Long-Term Ventilation (LTV) in children
You’ve just started working in the Children’s Emergency Department (CED). The triage nurse comes to let you know about Robin. He is eight years
Bubble Wrap PLUS – May 2023
Can’t get enough of Bubble Wrap? The Bubble Wrap Plus is a monthly paediatric journal club reading list from Anke Raaijmakers, working with
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Hypoglycaemia in the ED
Although hypoglycaemia is one of the most common paediatric emergencies, consensus on a definition and investigations have not been reached. Even the
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Learning about human factors in the emergency department
In May 2022, Holly and Joe, two students on the joint QMUL and DFTB PEM MSc, created video presentations on human factors. We’ve incorporated
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Learning about human factors in the emergency department
In May 2022, Holly and Joe, two students on the joint QMUL and DFTB PEM MSc, created video presentations on human factors. We’ve incorporated
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Thalassaemia
1-year-old Ruby presents with pallor and faltering growth. She is of Asian origin and has a family history of thalassaemia. Her blood tests show a
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The 70th Bubble Wrap – DFTB x MSc in PEM
With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Every month we ask some of our friends from PERUKI (Paediatric
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The 70th Bubble Wrap – DFTB x MSc in PEM
With millions of journal articles published yearly, it is impossible to keep up. Every month we ask some of our friends from PERUKI (Paediatric
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Virtual Communities of Practice
What sort of health practitioner do you want to be? Nobody wants to be average, as Simon Carley tells us, so how do we go about growing? In 2016,
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Fluid overload after cardiac surgery
Fluid Overload After Cardiac Surgery – to Pee or to PD? In this case-based article, we discuss the significance of fluid overload following