Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm babies is a serious gastrointestinal emergency with potentially devastating consequences. Prompt and accurate diagnosis continues to be a challenge for ...

Differential diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis in childhood ...

RCPCH/NPPG joint standing committee on medicines, best practice consensus guidelines for medication safe paediatric ward rounds, December 2023 ...

Neonatal bradycardia is characterised by a heart rate below 80 bpm, irrespective of gestational age. It is generally self-resolving but, in some cases, represents an underlying pathology which may be ...

NSAIDs and suggested regimes for juvenile idiopathic arthritis ...

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) ranges from a clinically detectable dislocation of the hip to radiologically diagnosed hip abnormalities. It is caused by both antenatal and postnatal factors.

Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) refers to a range of conditions that disrupt normal breathing patterns during sleep, including apnoeas, hypopnoeas and/or hypoventilation. It affects between 2% and 11 ...

Figure 5 Chest radiograph showing four-quadrant airspace shadowing in acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pneumococcal pneumonia and septicaemia.

Inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) pose a particular challenge to diagnosis. Although individually rare, improved diagnostics and greater awareness have shown that the incidence is much greater than ...

Quality improvement is a focus on changing the way in which patient care is delivered. Central to this is developing a more rounded, patient-focused approach to the design and delivery of care. Here, ...

Causes of facial nerve palsy ...