Teaching event focussed on the 3rd year Newcastle University Paediatric Curriculum but all are welcome!
Learning outcomes covered over 2 sessions (this one and yesterday'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
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