14: A serious feeding problem
Case 14 A serious feeding problem Tanya is born at 18.30, at 41 weeks gestation following a normal pregnancy. She has Apgar scores of 8 at 1 minute and 9…
1: A boy with a limp
Case 1 A boy with a limp Sam, an 11-year-old boy presents to the ED with a limp. He was playing football 2 days earlier but does not recall any…
15: Fits, faints and funny turns
Case 15 Fits, faints and funny turns A 15-year-old girl called Nina is referred to outpatients with a 2-year history of abnormal episodes. The GP originally diagnosed them as being…
13: A stiff hand
Case 13 A stiff hand A male infant, Rory, was born at 39 weeks gestation, weighing 3.92 kg. His mother developed chickenpox 3 days prior to his birth. What are…
10: An infant with persistent jaundice
Case 10 An infant with persistent jaundice Estelle, a female infant, born at 34 weeks gestation, weighing 1.75 kg is the first of dichorionic, diamniotic twin girls. It is the…
9: An infant with bloody diarrhoea
Case 9 An infant with bloody diarrhoea Jamie, an 8-month-old infant, is referred to the paediatric rapid referral clinic with a 24-hour history of vomiting and diarrhoea. Diane, his mother,…
4: A biking injury
Case 4 A biking injury George, a 12-year-old boy, is BMX biking on a purpose-built track on a Saturday afternoon and falls off his bike as he is riding downhill;…
3: A persistent fever
Case 3 A persistent fever Arun, a 4-year-old boy, presents to the ED with a fever, coryza and an earache. On examination he is found to have a temperature of…
12: A boy with fever and rigors
Case 12 A boy with fever and rigors Sanjay, a previously healthy 7-year-old boy, presents to the ED with a 3-day history of fever and rigors. He had been seen…
7: An iatrogenic problem
Case 7 An iatrogenic problem Andreas, a 6-day-old preterm infant born at 33 weeks gestation, is recovering from the respiratory distress syndrome and Group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis. However, he…
