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Caring for children – safe and effective practice
This edition of The Foundation Years deals with the common acute presentations in children. Many young doctors who have not yet had the profound learning experience of having their own offspring will ...
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Heather Payne
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The acutely ill child or neonate
Abstract: This article covers four major topics in paediatrics. Knowledge of their management is important for any Foundation Doctor working within the paediatric department. The febrile child is a co...
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Arveen Kamath,
Daniel Rigler
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43-47
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Breathing difficulties and asthma
Abstract: A Foundation Doctor working in a Paediatric or Accident and Emergency department will definitely encounter children with breathing difficulties, and most of these children will have upper or...
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Vaishali Patel
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48-53
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Fits, faints and funny turns
Abstract: This article describes the priorities in management of children and young people presenting with the oft-quoted triad of fits, faints and funny turns. It emphasizes the importance of getting...
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Duncan Cameron
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54-57
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Abdominal pain, gastroenteritis and dehydration
Abstract: Abdominal pain is a very common presenting complaint in the Paediatric age group. It is important to remember that like any other problem in paediatrics, different age groups have differing ...
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Deepa Narasimhaiah
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58-61
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The injured child
Abstract: The management of the acutely injured child can be a daunting task for any junior doctor. This need not be the case if a calm and methodical approach is employed throughout the assessment. T...
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Eleanor Clare Carpenter
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62-66
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Substance misuse and intoxication in adolescents
Abstract: Substance misuse and intoxication is a growing problem In children and young people; the rates of substance use in this age group in the UK are the highest in Europe. This article explores t...
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Dave Williams,
Vineet Padmanabhan
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67-71
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Deliberate self-harm
Abstract: This article explores history taking, identifying risk factors and general principles of management of young people presenting with deliberate self-harm. This article explores the risk facto...
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Dave Williams,
Vineet Padmanabhan
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72-74
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The particular needs of children and adolescents – not just little adults
Abstract: A large proportion of the NHS workload involves dealing with children. An understanding of the special needs of this diverse group is necessary in order to manage successfully patients and t...
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Catrin Horsman
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Child protection: basics of recognition and referral
Abstract: This article gives a brief history of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and an overview of recognition and referral of child protection concerns. The reader is advised to r...
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Rafi M. Gani,
Christopher Woolley
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Imaging of the symptomatic paediatric hip
Abstract: Hip pain is a common complaint in both children and adolescents. The diagnostic challenge lies not only in the difficulties of history and examination in the paediatric population, and that ...
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Deena Neriman,
Rizwan Basit,
David C. Howlett
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If I could set the medical research agenda for the next ten years
If I could set the medical research agenda for the next ten years, it would lead to a significant re-ordering of current research priorities. The amount of research money spent on diseases which cause...
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Christopher J.M. Whitty
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