35: The importance of interpretation
Case 35 The importance of interpretation A 4-month-old Pakistani infant, Arif, presents to the ED with a 24-hour history of abnormal movements. One of the episodes is witnessed by the…
PEDIATRICS
29: A difficult transfer
Case 29 A difficult transfer Sophie, a 3-year-old girl, attends ED in the evening with a high fever and a history of insect bites. At triage she has a temperature…
31: Increasing respiratory distress
Case 31 Increasing respiratory distress Adam, a 4-week-old boy born at term, is admitted having had a 20 second ‘blue’ episode in the GP’s evening surgery. He has been breast…
27: Negative test results
Case 27 Negative test results A 23-year-old South African woman, Della, presents in active labour to a hospital in Wales at 3 am on Saturday morning. This is her second…
24: A delayed walker
Case 24 A delayed walker A female infant, Natalie, is born by normal vaginal delivery at term weighing 3.8 kg. Her mother, Clare, is 17 years old and a single…
22: A teenager with scrotal pain
Case 22 A teenager with scrotal pain Adam, a 15-year-old boy, presents to the ED at 10 pm with a 4-hour history of severe right-sided testicular pain. There is no…
25: A diabetic girl with a headache
Case 25 A diabetic girl with a headache Katie, a 6-year-old girl with a 3-year history of Type 1 diabetes is admitted one afternoon with an 8-hour history of vomiting….
21: A neonate with abnormal movements
Case 21 A neonate with abnormal movements A 3-week-old boy, Oliver, presents to the ED on Friday morning with abnormal movements. His mother noticed abnormal movements of the arms on…
17: Recurrent wheeze
Case 17 Recurrent wheeze Caroline, a 2½-year-old girl, was brought to the Paediatric ED by staff at her nursery because she had suddenly developed a cough and a wheeze. They…
18: A jaundiced neonate
Case 18 A jaundiced neonate Caleb, an 8-day-old infant, is referred by the midwife to the hospital’s ED. He is feeding poorly, has lost 800 g, and appears jaundiced. He…
