It is unusual that you would need to do more than examine cranial nerves in a child in day to day practice, but this is for the purpose of clinical exams. It is a step by step guide for performing a thorough eye examination in a child with more details on potential findings and implications
Faltering growth (also known as failure to thrive) describes when a child is not growing as expected. This may reflect underlying poor health or nutrition. By routinely assessing a child’s height and weight throughout childhood, growth measurements can be plotted over time on centile charts and faltering growth can be identified. As causes and management
A brief guide to help you distinguish between inflammatory and non-inflammatory arthritis in UKLME MCQs. Inflammatory Arthritis Inflammatory arthritis will present with: Joints which have pain, stiffness and swelling. There are many different types of inflammatory arthritis, these include but are not limited to rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and reactive arthritis . Rheumatoid arthritis Typically affects
With IMT interviews fast approaching, we have partnered with Optimise Interviews to publish free resources for anyone who has interviews upcoming! They have provided the below video and article for Mind the Bleep users. This resource contains top tips for the IMT clinical station, delivered by past Dr Balrik Kailey – Cardiology ST6 and Cardiology
With IMT interviews fast approaching, we have partnered with Optimise Interviews to publish free resources for anyone who has interviews upcoming! They have provided the below videos and article for Mind the Bleep users. This resource contains top tips for the IMT interviews, delivered by past candidates who excelled at each station within the interview.
This article has been written with final year medical students in mind, deciding where to go for foundation training. As an FY2, it is one of the questions I get asked most by medical students. You might already have a clear idea of where they want to be, but if you don’t (or just want
Neonatal hypoglycaemia is defined as blood glucose levels < 2.6mmol/L. It’s a common problem in the first days of life, affecting up to 15% of neonates. It can be due to a variety of reasons, stemming from factors such as maternal diabetes, preterm birth, congenital hyperinsulinism or transient hypoglycaemia of the newborn. Recognising the condition
Basic anatomy In this article, we will be discussing retinal detachments and will therefore focus only on the back of the eye. The eye is full of a jelly called the vitreous which plays a role during the foetal development of the eye and then remains there providing turgor to the eye. The posterior edge
This article gives a run down of how to perform a thorough paediatric respiratory examination and what signs and symptoms to look for. It will be helpful for anyone on a paeds placement and for MRCPCH examination
