Participants indicated that WMG-E could empower clinicians and parents by enhancing health literacy about child developmental issues, but that it could also be disempowering if not used carefully.
This case highlights the prevalence and potential consequences of elevated blood pressure in children and adolescents, as well as options for managing hypertension in the paediatric population.
Burns in children are common, with optimal management important to ensure wound healing and minimise the risks of subsequent scarring.
The study aims to identify the relationship between somatic amplification of bodily sensations and health anxiety in adolescents.
This study examines the confidence of general practice registrars in managing paediatric consultations and whether confidence varies by prevocational training type.
This review provides a simplified comprehensive update on cardiac murmurs and associated conditions in neonates and children.
Optimising the quality of life for people with syndromic hypermobility begins with the early identification of their signs and symptoms.
A boy aged 11 years presented to his general practitioner with a two-day history of severe right groin pain and difficulty weight bearing.
What was once a fatal disease at the severe end of the spectrum is becoming a treatable condition with improved functional status and outcomes.
A girl aged eight months was brought to see her family’s general practitioner with a four-month history of persistent bilateral epiphora and light sensitivity.
A boy aged eight weeks presented to a regional emergency department with 24 hours of worsening non-bilious vomiting after feeds and recurrent loose stools with mucus.
While the majority of the interventions were effective in treating umbilical granuloma, salt application appears to be simple and effective, with minimal complications.
Children with developmental or behavioural differences may present to a general practitioner in various ways.
A boy aged five years presented with a new recurrent headache over the past month, associated with nausea and occasional vomiting, as well as photophobia, phonophobia and pallor.
A boy aged five years presented to the paediatric outpatient clinic with a six-month history of snoring and noisy breathing during sleep.