Alfred Emergency Education

Croup

by Binula Wickramarachchi | Sep 20, 2022 | Airway, Critical Care, ENT, Paediatrics | 0 |

Croup is one of the diseases we own. This is the quintessential paediatric ED reg condition. Often the triage nurse will give the dex before you’ve even seen the patient. But have you thought about what you are going to do if the dex doesn’t work?

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

by Dave McCreary | Jul 18, 2022 | Neurology, Paediatrics | 0 |

While recent cases of Japanese Encephalitis have caught headlines, I recently stumbled across a disease I was embarrassed to say I had never heard of…

Infantile Spasms

by Dave McCreary | May 11, 2022 | Neurology, Paediatrics | 0 |

Babies do lots of funny movements…but which are normal reflexes and which should we be more worried about?

Acute Rheumatic Fever

by Dave McCreary | Jan 13, 2022 | Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Paediatrics | 0 |

Dr Nathan Hunter Emergency Registrar Peer review: Dr David McCreary A disease of poverty and...

IV fluid administration: paediatric & neonatal

by James Cameron | Aug 5, 2021 | Paediatrics, Prescribing | 0 |

Dr. Elizabeth SheffieldSenior Registrar PEER REVIEW:Dr Emma Bellenger Editor:DR DAVID MCCREARY...

Neck radiographs: the stridulous child

by James Cameron | May 4, 2021 | ENT, Paediatrics, Radiology | 0 |

So, behold the soft tissue x-rays. This is a historical Part 2 Exam favourite cropping up every few years in some form or another. Just to signpost, for what conditions might soft tissue neck x-rays be used with regards to acute diagnoses in the Emergency Department?

Category: Paediatrics

Croup

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

Infantile Spasms

Acute Rheumatic Fever

IV fluid administration: paediatric & neonatal

Neck radiographs: the stridulous child