Undiagnose, Unprescribe, Unharm – part I
This is hopefully the first post in a series of posts looking at the concept of “undiagnosing” patients. This might sound a bit daft, but...
Clinical Case 19: If it barks like a seal, is it a seal?
Winter in any paediatric ED means – flu season, bronchs, croups, URTI etc etc. It can be tough to pick the true sick kid out...
Kid’s coconuts and CTs
Blunt head injury in kids is one of the commonest presentations that we see in ED. In my experience, the rate of serious brain injury...
Clinical case 016: Toddler vs. TV
This is an older case that sticks in my mind. A great example of the subtle signs and compensation kids can show despite being very...
Clinical case 008: Paediatric Pain in the legs
5 year old girl presents with mum to the ED with a 3 day history of “pain in the legs”. Initially thought it was due...