PAP9: Fever (in all age groups)

Be able to take a comprehensive history and examination of a feverish child. Know of national guidelines for the management of fever in children. Understand the bacterial and viral aetiologies for all age groups and the appropriate antimicrobial/antiviral treatment.

 
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Cards Against Paediatric Dermatology
Cards Against Paediatric Dermatology

Back by popular demand we continue our card game series with a focus on paediatric dermatology!

Lightning Learning: Scarlet Fever
Lightning Learning: Scarlet Fever

There are on average 1000-2000 cases of scarlet fever every winter in the UK, with children aged 4-8 years among the most affected.

Lightning Learning: Kawasaki Disease
Lightning Learning: Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki Disease is a vasculitis affecting medium-sized arteries and is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in the developed world.

Lightning Learning: Infective Endocarditis
Lightning Learning: Infective Endocarditis

Infective Endocarditis is an infectious disease of the heart and surrounding vessels commonly seen in patients with a history of cardiac disease.

Lightning Learning: Status Epilepticus
Lightning Learning: Status Epilepticus

Status Epilepticus is generally defined as any single or multiple convulsions lasting 30 minutes or more.

Lightning Learning: Febrile Convulsion
Lightning Learning: Febrile Convulsion

Febrile Convulsions are generalised seizures affecting 1 in 20 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years.

#SimBlog: Does He Need A Bolus?
#SimBlog: Does He Need A Bolus?

A 2-year-old with a 7-day history of fever. Today he has stopped eating and drinking.

#SimBlog: Septic Baby
#SimBlog: Septic Baby

Sepsis kills. We simulated how to identify and manage a child presenting with Sepsis.

 

Related #FOAMed

Topics covered… Infection, Immunology and Allergy, Septic Shock, Febrile child, Common childhood exanthems, Needle-stick injury, Kawasaki disease; Nephro-urology; Urinary tract infection; Hypertension; Acute scrotal pain

 
 

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