October 2025 – PaediatricFOAM
Dr Charlotte Smith, Dr Emily Cadman Abdominal pain is such a common problem in paediatric A&E and there are so many possible diagnoses, ranging from… Read More »Right iliac fossa pain – but why?| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Charlotte Smith, Dr Emily Cadman Abdominal pain is such a common problem in paediatric A&E and there are so many possible diagnoses, ranging from… Read More »Right iliac fossa pain – but why?| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Charlotte Smith, Dr Emily Cadman Abdominal pain is such a common problem in paediatric A&E and there are so many possible diagnoses, ranging from the minor to the life-threatening. Right ili…| PaediatricFOAM
It’s handover time: Supporting young people with complex needs transition to adult services| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Noor Alhashimi, Dr Yasmin De Alwis Becoming a teenager is a big milestone in a young person’s life, as they take a step closer towards being an adult. In healthcare, this is also when young peop…| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Jonathan Derrick, paediatric SHO; Dr Paul Fleming, consultant Neonatologist Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common gastro-intestinal emergency seen in preterm babies and is a common …| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Harpreet Sehmi, Dr Sanja Zivanovic You’re the SHO on the neonatal unit reviewing blood tests for a baby admitted earlier in the day. This full term baby has platelets of 88 – what could be…| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Tessa Davis Thinking about your first NHS consultant interview can feel… well, terrifying and overwhelming. The process is unfamiliar, the stakes are high, and it might have been years since you…| PaediatricFOAM
The Needle in the Febrile Haystack: Diagnosing Endocarditis in Children Endocarditis is an infection that affects the lining of the heart, heart valves or blood vessels. It is rare but carries sign…| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Rukshana Latiff You might have thought that you were done with OSCEs after passing finals but here you are, facing yet another clinical exam. The flashbacks of being examined as you interact wit…| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Hannah Steedman Picture reproduced from A Handbook for Nature on Prescription to Promote Mental Health with full permission from the authors. What is social prescribing? Social prescribing is a …| PaediatricFOAM
A different kind of baby blues… Dr Agatha Okah; Dr Priyesh Parekh; Dr Hema Kannappan We’ve all heard of haemoglobin and know what it does… but does the word methaemoglobin ring a bell? In this article we are going to refresh your memory and remind you (or perhaps teach your for the first time!) all… Read More »Methaemoglobinaemia| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Cecilia Okorochukwu, Dr Rexford Obeng One of the hardest parts of Paediatrics is caring for children who have experienced traumatic or stressful events, which can have long-lasting effects on th…| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Dyanne Ifeoma Imo-Ivoke, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, Dr Helen Yates Did you know there are six fontanelles in the newborn skull?! As paediatricians we feel for the anterior fontanelle as an automatic pa…| PaediatricFOAM
Dr Chris Sinclair-Wilson, Dr James Law, Dr Vikram Baicher Although we don’t come across it every day, thyroid disease is relatively common in the paediatric population, occurring in up to 15 …| PaediatricFOAM
Empathy in Practice – 10 Ways to Transform the Journey for Parents of Children with Medical Complexity Dr Nicola Bartrum, Dr Hannah Nicholson The care of children with medical complexity is o…| PaediatricFOAM
