Aims To evaluate the initial management of sickle cell (SC) patients presenting to our Paediatric Assessment Unit (PAU) with vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC), with focus on time to first dose of analgesia.

A term baby was born by vacuum-assisted delivery complicated by severe shoulder dystocia and a tight nuchal cord associated with foetal decelerations, leading to perinatal asphyxia. Passive cooling ...

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Introduction Activating mutation of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR), with gain in function in the renal tubule and the parathyroid gland, is associated with hypocalcaemia hypercalciuria.

Objectives Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a ‘disordered eating’ condition introduced in the DSM-IV (Manual of American Psychiatric Association) in 2013. The currently available ...

Aims To present the case of a 9 year-old child who presented with confusion, hallucinations, agitation, tachycardia and other clinical features following ingestion of Deadly Nightshade berries (Atropa ...