Teaching event focused on the 3rd year Newcastle University Paediatric Curriculum but all are welcome
Learning objectives:
Describe the causes of intractable crying in a neonate or infant, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for management
Describe the causes for failure to establish regular breathing and heart rate at birth and describe a primary management plan
Describe the short and long term problems associated with prematurity and consider the options for management
Develop a differential diagnosis list for a child or young person presenting with a murmur and suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis
Develop a differential diagnosis list for a child or young person presenting with cyanosis, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for a primary management plan
Describe the causes of jaundice in a neonate, child or young person, suggest appropriate initial investigations to confirm a diagnosis and give options for management
Transient tachypnoea of the newborn
Meconium aspiration
Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
Neonatal hypoglycaemia
Sepsis + meningococcal septicaemia
Haemolytic disease of the newborn
Congenital heart disease