Acute Paediatrics

About This Course

Knowledge and Insight (Understanding)
• Spectrum of play and sport-related injuries, and red flags of non-accidental injuries
• Fever patterns in children
• Prescription patterns and antibiotic susceptibilities

Application of Knowledge & Insight
• Recognize urogenital, gastroenterology and hepatobiliary complaints and identify red flags (including vulvovaginitis, haematuria, dysuria, jaundice and per rectal bleeding)
• Recognize haematological presentations and identify red flags (including pallor and bleeding tendencies)
• Recognize Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) issues and make timely specialist referrals where necessary (including foreign body, epistaxis and ear discharge)
• Recognize common orthopedic issues e.g. pes planus, genu valgus, patella instability, pulled elbow and make timely specialist referrals where necessary
Recognize food allergies and initiate appropriate specialist referral.

Appraisal (formation of a judgement)
• Approach to fevers, including Kawasaki disease
• Approach to lymph node swellings
• Manage common childhood infections (including urinary tract infection and gastroenteritis)
• Manage chronic asthma and asthma exacerbation
• Approach to acute respiratory distress, including croup, bronchiolitis, bronchitis, viral-induced wheeze and pneumonia
• Manage emergencies, stabilize and provide timely specialist referral for conditions including anaphylaxis, shock and seizures.
• Approach to headaches, giddiness and palpitations

Communication Skills
• Counsel on seizure and anaphylaxis first aid
• Communicate referral plans for acute conditions requiring specialist and emergency referrals