Femoral fractures in children
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with some additional information about management in children.
Paediatrics
Tibial shaft fracture management in children
The Knee and leg fractures page has been updated with additional information about tibial shaft fracture management in children.
Management of femoral fractures in children
The Femoral fractures page has been updated with a segment on the Management of femoral fractures in children.
NAI
Some minor improvements and a link has been added to the Non accidental injury page.
Principles of paediatric fractures page
A new page called Principles of paediatric fractures has been created. Some of the content comes from other pages (e.g. Salter Harris classification) and the rest is new information.
Type VI Salter Harris injuries
A short segment on Type VI Salter Harris injuries has been added to the Principles of Paediatric fractures page.
Assessment of children
The Assessment of children page has had a few minor updates.
Clinical features in NAI
The segment on clinical features in NAI has been significantly expanded on the Non accidental injury page.
Investigations in NAI
A segment on Investigations in NAI has been added to the Non accidental injury page.
Differential diagnosis of NAI
A segment on the differential diagnosis of NAI has been added to the Non accidental injury page.
Paediatric image improvements
Multiple images in the Paediatrics section have been reformatted to improve quality and load speed.
Ceftriaxone in neonates
The Febrile child page has been updated with additional information about the risks associated with the use of ceftriaxone in neonates.
Correction- Test characteristics of nitrites and leukocytes for UTI
The Urinary tract infection in children, Urinalysis, and Urinary tract infection in adults pages have been updated with more accurate and consistent information about the test characteristics of nitrites and leukocyte esterase for the diagnosis of UTI. The previous information on the urinary tract infection in children page was particularly inaccurate. Given the importance of … Read more
Bronchiolitis key points
Key points have been added to the Bronchiolitis page.
Nebulised saline for bronchiolitis
The Bronchiolitis page has been updated, including additional information about the role of nebulised hypertonic saline.
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
The segment on metabolic disorders on the Crying baby and failure to thrive page has been updated to include details of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.
Causes of neonatal shock
A small segment on the most common causes of neonatal shock has been added to the Neonatal problems page.
Infectious mononucleosis
The Infectious mononucleosis page has been extensively revised and updated.
Non accidental injury
The Non accidental injury page has had a number of minor updates and wording improvements.
Infantile haemangiomas
The Neonatal skin disorders page has been updated with additional information about neonatal haemangiomas.