Neonatology

A 10-day-old boy born at term is brought in with two days of poor feeding, vomiting and lethargy, and today is floppy and grey. He is afebrile, with a heart rat…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · niche

A 3-day-old boy, born at term and discharged well at 24 hours, is brought back because he has become grey, floppy and uninterested in feeding over six hours. Hi…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist

A term boy born by normal vaginal delivery after an uncomplicated pregnancy is noted by the midwife to be visibly jaundiced at 16 hours of age. He is feeding we…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 30-hour-old boy develops jaundice and pallor. He is feeding reasonably well and has mild splenomegaly. His mother is blood group O positive and he is group B…

Paediatrics · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist

A 4-week-old girl born at term is reviewed because she is still visibly jaundiced. The jaundice was first noticed on day three of life; she is fully breastfed,…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 6-day-old boy born at term is brought to the emergency department after vomiting three times over four hours; the most recent vomitus was dark green. He fed n…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 24-day-old girl is brought to the emergency department after her mother measured an axillary temperature of 38.3°C at home. She was born at term after an unco…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common