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Fifteen-minute consultation: The initial assessment of children with a suspected cervical spine injury

Cervical spine injury occurs in 1–2% of paediatric trauma cases. Differences in anatomy, size and injury patterns compared with adult patients can make the assessment of cervical spine injuries in ...
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*WHO formula is not commonly used in the UK; UK formulations vary in sodium concentration (50–60 mmol/l) and WHO formula composition is now lower than that cited from Dibley et al above.15 ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: The EATERS method for the diagnosis of food allergies

The EATERS mnemonic is a novel method for taking an allergy focused clinical history. It provides a degree of certainty for diagnosing food allergy and can be used in both IgE and non IgE mediated ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: Point of care ultrasound in the management of paediatric shock

The use of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the assessment of the acutely shocked adult patient has been well established for over a decade. Comparatively, its use in paediatrics has been limited, ...
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What is proteomics?

Correspondence to Dr Andrew James McArdle, Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, UK; andrew.mcardle{at}gmail.com Proteomics is the study of a large number of ...
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Heightened perception of sounds generated by the body—for example, hearing their own footsteps abnormally loudly, altered perception of own voice. Feeling dizzy on hearing loud sounds, feeling dizzy ...
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A really wheezy way to save money

Correspondence to Dr Felicity J Taylor, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, Sterling Way, London N18 1QX, UK; felicity.taylor{at}doctors.org.uk ...
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Fifteen-minute consultation: the child with systemic arterial hypertension

Correspondence to Dr Manish D Sinha, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Room 64, SKY LEVEL, Westminster Bridge Road, ...
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*The basis for maintaining ductal patency with prostaglandin in TGA, and not, as commonly misconceived, to permit shunting of oxygenated blood (from the PA in TGA) into the systemic circulation, which ...
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When pneumonia does not respond to antibiotics: a challenging neonatal diagnosis

1 Paediatric Department, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, UK. 2 Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, UK 3 Department of Paediatric Cardiology, ...
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Jaundice in newborn babies under 28 days: NICE guideline 2023 (CG98)

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Suspected nitrous oxide toxicity in emergency departments: Royal College of Emergency Medicine best practice guideline review

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