Cite this article as: Kanagaratnam, S. Neonatal jaundice – the basics, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.17047Most newborns are jaundiced. Indeed, 60% of term infants, 80% of premies and 33% of breastfed babies are jaundiced in early life. Fortunately, the majority of these self-resolve and have no sinister underlying cause. But how do…
Cite this article as: Bakhsh, D. How to draw a Genogram, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.17132As a Student Doctor at the University of Queensland, I was offered the opportunity to shadow the Adolescent Team at The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (or CYMHS) at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. This was an amazing…
Cite this article as: Craig S, and Roland D. Hot and shaking truths…, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.17149It’s always nice to come across a paper that makes you pause. A paper that challenges, until you read it, what you know to be “true”.
Cite this article as: Davis, T. Bronchiolitis guidelines, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.17023Up to 48% of infants admitted to Australian hospitals with bronchiolitis receive treatment that has no evidence of benefit. Bronchiolitis remains the most common reason for admission to hospitals in Australia and New Zealand for infants, and yet our practice…
Cite this article as: Tagg, A. DFTB go to New York, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.17016I first heard of the FemInEM crew in Dublin. Dara Kass, Jenny Beck-Esmay and Stacey Poznanski took to the stage to talk about the birth of FemInEM, first as a blog then as a resource to effect…
Cite this article as: Tagg, A. Bacterial co-infection, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16783Often we are asked to look at a febrile infant with what appears to be a viral illness. But could there be something else going on? If you believe in Occam’s Razor or the law of parsimony then you might…
Cite this article as: Tagg, A. DFTB go to the Harbour, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16727This week the DFTB team have been invited to run a conference within a conference in Sydney. Resus @ the Harbour is a multidisciplinary resuscitation conference combining powerful patient stories with cutting edge care – just the…
Cite this article as: Lawton, B. Finding the needle – without using one, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.16714This week the DFTB team have been invited to run a conference within a conference in Sydney. Resus @ the Harbour is a multidisciplinary resuscitation conference combining powerful patient stories with cutting edge care –…
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…
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…
Vaccine hesitancy: Margie Danchin at DFTB18
Cite this article as: DFTB, T. Vaccine hesitancy: Margie Danchin at DFTB18, Don't Forget the Bubbles, 2018. Available at: http://doi.org/10.31440/DFTB.17112This talk was recorded live at DFTB18 in Melbourne, Australia. With the theme of ‘Science and Story’ we pushed our speakers to step out of their comfort zones and consider why we do what we do….