Learning outcomes covered over 2 sessions (this one and tomorrow's)

Develop a differential diagnosis list for a child or young person presenting with abdominal pain, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for a primary management plan

Develop a differential diagnosis list for a child or young person presenting with bowel problems such as diarrhoea, rectal bleeding or constipation +/- soiling, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for management

Describe the causes of poor weight gain and/or growth in a child or young person, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for management

Describe the causes of vomiting in a neonate or infant, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for management

Describe the causes of feeding difficulties in a neonate or infant, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for management

Describe the obesity epidemic amongst children and the rise in non-communicable disease (NCD), and discuss prevention of NCDs in children

Outline normal and healthy feeding and eating behaviour from birth to adulthood

Recognise excessive weight gain in a child or young person, identify possible co-morbidities in the child's history and examination, suggest possible investigations and sensitively negotiate a management plan.

Develop a differential diagnosis list for a child or young person presenting with vomiting, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for a primary management plan

Core conditions:

• Obesity
• Overfeeding
• Psychosocial causes of faltering growth and/or poor weight gain
• Feeding problems
• Constipation
• Coeliac disease
• Gastroenteritis
• Gastro-oesophageal reflux