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Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune response to infections affecting 1 in 40,000 people each year.
Viral gastroenteritis symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea and fever; and accounts for up to 16% of all paediatric emergency admissions.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic condition resulting in inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, the results of which can be life-threatening.
Regular gut bacteria normally keep C. difficile in check. However, antibiotic use can disrupt this balance, leading to the bacteria multiplying and producing a toxin.
Coarctation of the Aorta is a narrowing of the major vessel from the heart that delivers oxygen-rich blood to the body, affecting approximately 1 in 10,000 births.
Long QT Syndrome affects 1 in 2,500 people worldwide and is a congenital (or acquired) disorder that causes the QT interval to become prolonged.
Mindfulness, in its simplest sense, is a mental discipline that involves training attention.
Trifascicular block is a combination of heart block with a bifascicular block and can be 'complete' or 'incomplete'.
Hirschsprung’s Disease is a fairly rare (1:5000) congenital condition which (normally) affects the large intestine.
Intestinal ischaemia presents as poorly localised abdominal pain and is the result of decreased blood flow to the GI tract.
