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assessing children
• Understand the components of a paediatric history
• Recognise the key differences in assessing children
• Develop a multisystem approach to children
• Describe the range of techniques used to facilitate examination
• Be able to make a basic assessment of each system
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child development
• Recognise and describe the normal pattern of childhood development.
• To be familiar with the principle developmental domains and their key component skills.
• Describe the key components of the Child Health/ Healthy Child Programmes.
• Know the current UK vaccination schedule.
• Understand growth monitoring and a basic approach to a child who has faltering growth
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child health screening
What are the main components of h...,
What does the child health progra...,
What does the 6 8wk
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growth monitoring
What are the 3 key parameters we ...,
Other measurements that aren t ro...,
How are growth charts developed
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children vs adults
• Understand the different anatomical and physiological characteristics of a child.
• Recognise the range of pathologies that are unique to childhood and those that have
their onset in childhood.
• Highlight the changing nature of child health presentations
• Identify the common inpatient and outpatient presentations
• Discuss Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
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adolescent health
• Understand key aspects of adolescent brain development
• Appreciate the unique social, psychological and behavioural challenges present during
adolescence
• Discuss how young people may present within healthcare settings, including health
outcomes
• Be familiar with the impact of adolescence on chronic conditions such as diabetes
• Consider important systemic and communication adaptations to enable the delivery of
high quality, effective and person-centred care
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clinical features of asthma in children
• Define asthma and highlight the differences and similarities to adult cases
• Understand the epidemiology of asthma and its proven and putative aetiological
factors.
• Describe the clinical presentation of asthma.
• Be aware of the diagnostic difficulties when assessing a child with wheeze and cough.
• Recognise non asthmatic presentations of respiratory illness
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management of non-acute asthma in children
• Know the stepwise approach to management of asthma, including drugs and their
delivery, patient education.
• Know how to assess and manage severe and life-threatening asthma.
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management of acute asthma in children
Order of drug administration,
How do saba and ipratropium bromi...,
How to decide what level of treat...
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URTI in children
What is the upper resp tract,
What conditions count as urit,
Side effects from abx
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LRTI in children
What is the lower resp tract,
What are lrti,
Common infective agents
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paediatric neurology - headaches
When does the brain acquire most ...,
Why is child neurology dynamic,
Pathology in paediatric neurology
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paediatric neurology - paroxysmal events
Define seizure fit,
Define syncope,
Define convulsion
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assessing head shape and size
Normal infant skull,
What is microcephaly,
What is macrocephaly
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neuromuscular disorders in children
Describe lower motor neurons,
When to suspect neuromuscular dis...,
What is the gower s sign
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child development and special needs
What is developmental delay,
What is global developmental delay,
What is a learning disability
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foetal circulation and patent ductus arteriosus
Label the foetal circulation,
Describe the foetal circulaiton,
What does the ductus venosus beco...
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pulmonary and aortic stenosis
Symptoms of pulmonary stenosis,
What determines the stages of ps,
Interventions for ps
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coarctation of the aorta
What is coarctation of the aorta,
Clinical presentation of coarctat...,
Delayed duct closure and aortic c...
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cyanotic heart defects
When may recognition of cyanotic ...,
What does central cyanosis indicate,
What is transposition of the grea...
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atrial and ventricular septal defects
What are the 3 main types of vsd,
What type of shunt occurs in vsd,
Clinical presentation of vsd
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paediatric cardiology
How common is congenital heart di...,
What are the 8 commonest heart le...,
Aetiology of congenital heart con...
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hx and examination for paeds cardio
Important things to ask about in hx,
Important things to check for in ...,
Important investigations
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sepsis and child mortality
How common is infection in paedia...,
Infections and admissions to hosp...,
Uk child mortality 5y o
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meningitis
What is meningitis,
What is meningism,
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staphylococcal and streptococcal infections
How important are staphylococcal ...,
What type of infections are cause...,
What type of bacteria is staphylo...
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paediatric genetics
What is the karyotype in down s s...,
What other health conditions is d...,
Advances in testing for down s sy...
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vomiting and malabsorption
What is vomiting,
3 phases of vomiting,
Why does vomiting occur
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approach to the yellow baby
What are the functions of the liver,
What 4 things are included in a lft,
When would alt ast be elevated
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chronic constipation
What is constipation,
What is normal stool frequency,
Other signs and symptoms associat...
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inflammatory bowel disease in children
Presenting features of crohn s,
Presenting features of uc,
Diagnosis of ibd
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infant nutrition
Why is nutrition important,
Recognised phases of childhood,
Recognised phases of growth and w...
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paediatric dermatology
Label the skin,
What is eczema,
How common is eczema
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allergies in children
Ige mediate allergy diagram,
Pathophysiology of ige mediated a...,
Sdf
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paediatric clinical pharmacology
Why are there differences in resp...,
Why are there differences in resp...,
Why is safe medications use in pa...
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paediatric nephrology
Co to nephron,
Gfr in children,
Gfr in children
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paediatric surgery
Physiological indices in children,
Vital signs in children,
Pain barrier in children
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paediatric urology
Presentation of paediatric urolog...,
What does this hx suggest 9mth ol...,
Features of inguinal hernia
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the injured child
Why is injury in children important,
Demographics of severely injured ...,
Injury mechanism 1 15y o
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approach to acute paediatrics
In what ways are children differe...,
Airway differences in children,
Breathing differences in children
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child protection and NAI
How common is child protection,
What is the toxic triad,
Legislative protection
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paediatric growth and endocrine
What is normal growth,
Sdf,
Assessment tools for growth
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paediatric oncology
What is cancer,
How common is childhood cancer,
Classification of childhood cancer
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JIA
How common is jia,
Causes of jia,
Features of jia
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neonatology
Categories of term admission,
Symptoms of neonatal sepsis,
Risk factors for
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