Cite this article as: Tagg, A. Measuring respiratory rate, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15505 The respiratory rate is a key part of our assessment of illness and underpins many a paediatric early warning score. It’s time for me to go back to the basics again.
Cite this article as: Tagg, A. Diagnosing DDH, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.13704When people approach me to ask about writing for DFTB I usually suggest that they write about what they know. That is certainly my approach and why I started to write the Normal Neonate series a year ago. The littlest…
Cite this article as: Rotella, J. Non-Toxic Exposures, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16453Mary had a little taste… Common non-toxic exposures (and what to expect) As clinicians, we will occasionally come across someone with a case of Toxicophobia – the fear of being poisoned. In paediatrics, this usually presents in the parents of…
Cite this article as: O’Connor, E. Lyme Disease, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16210A nine year old girl, Skye, comes to see you with her parents. She has a two day history of a red, circular and enlarging rash on her right calf, which they describe as looking like a ‘bull’s eye’. She…
Cite this article as: DFTB, T. Josh Francis: Paediatrics in East Timor at DFTB17, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16238And so we come to the final talk of the final day of DFTB17 in Brisbane. If you missed out in 2017 then come to Melbourne in August for DFTB18. Tickets are still available…
Cite this article as: DFTB, T. Katie Reeves: Viral and Pre-School Wheeze at DFTB17, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16229This talk was recorded live on the final day of DFTB17 in Brisbane. If you missed out in 2017 then why not book your leave for August 2018. Tickets are still on sale for…
Cite this article as: Rotella, J. Preventing Poisonings in the Home, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16269You’ve just seen a young lady who managed to swallow a tablet out of Grandma’s handbag, whilst she was over for a visit. Luckily, it was a 20 mg esomeprazole tablet so she’s going to be ok….
Cite this article as: Leo, G. 10 Thinks: A Message from Parents, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16103Recently JAMA Pediatrics featured an article from their ‘On My Mind‘ section by parent caregivers of children with chronic, complex medical conditions. The authors Angela Carosella, Alexis Snyder and Erin Ward worked with researches to survey…
Cite this article as: Hardimon, M. Autism spectrum disorder (Part 3) – Is this autism?, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15452Charlie is sitting in the corner of your room and refuses to look or speak to you. He has no interest in you or your room. Mum wants to know…is he just naughty or…
Cite this article as: Davis, T. Facing the future: standards for children in EM settings, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16004 Today saw the launch of the new RCPCH ‘Facing the Future’ document – setting standards for paediatric emergency care in the UK. These are a set of standards that should apply to…
Cite this article as: Hardimon, M. Autism spectrum disorder (Part 2) – why is this happening to me?!, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.15447You have been referred Charlie, a 2yo boy, by his general practitioner who suspects that he has autism. He attends your room with his mother who feels helpless surrounding this…
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Cite this article as: David, C. FPIES, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16444 A 6-month-old male is brought to ED by his mother with multiple episodes of profuse vomiting after eating lunch. No diarrhoea, fevers or unwell contacts. He is usually a well child and had a normal neonatal period. He is immunised…