Anaphylaxis
22.5 Anaphylaxis Andrew Stewart Kemp Essentials 1 Adrenaline (epinephrine) is the treatment of choice and should be administered if there are any respiratory symptoms. 2 Biphasic reactions occur, with relapse…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Emergency contraception
15.2 Emergency contraception Alastair D.McR. Meyer, Jacqueline E.L. Parkinson Essentials 1 Emergency contraception (EC) should be made available to an adolescent who has had unprotected sexual intercourse within 72 hours…
Intussusception
7.10 Intussusception Kim Lian Ong, Ian Everitt Essentials 1 A high index of suspicion is needed to make an early diagnosis. 2 Most cases are idiopathic. 3 Intussusception is the…
Haematuria
16.2 Haematuria Frank Willis Essentials 1 In children haematuria usually originates from the kidneys. 2 Haematuria can be caused by urinary infection, glomerular disease, tumours, congenital abnormalities and coagulopathies. 3…
Acute leukaemia
11.6 Acute leukaemia Joseph Ting Essentials 1 At its most severe, acute leukaemia leads to diffuse bone marrow infiltration and failure. Pancytopenia including neutropenia, anaemia and thrombocytopenia as well as…
Nephrotic syndrome
16.6 Nephrotic syndrome Karen McCarthy Essentials 1 Nephrotic syndrome refers to the clinical findings of hypoalbuminaemia, heavy proteinuria, oedema and hyperlipidaemia. Every child has albuminaemia but not all features are…
Sick child in a rural hospital
27.2 Sick child in a rural hospital Murali Narayanan, Robert Henning Essentials 1 There are significant challenges in translating experience from the urban to rural healthcare settings including differences in…
The mouth and throat
14.3 The mouth and throat Stuart Lewena, Gervase Chaney, Richard P. Widmer Essentials Stomatitis 1 Acute herpetic gingivostomatitis is the most common cause of stomatitis in young children. 2 Early…
Specific poisons
21.2 Specific poisons Naren Gunja, Helen Mead, Nicholas Cheng Essentials 1 Medically-important paediatric poisoning usually falls into two categories: common ingestions, and rare or dangerous toxins. 2 The Emergency Physician…
