Master the MRCPCH

Join us today as we talk to Dr Maria Gogou, senior clinical fellow in neurology at GOSH, about non-epileptic attacks. This comes under the Neurology section of the MRCPCH curriculum. We cover what constitutes a non-epileptic attack, presentation, diagnosis and management. 

Peer reviewed by Dr Krishna Das

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Resources mentioned:

Paediatric Epilepsy Training 1 (British Paediatric Neurology Association): https://courses.bpna.org.uk/index.php?page=paediatric-epilepsy-training

European Paediatric Neurology Society webinars: https://www.epns.info/epns-webinars/

Non-Epileptic Seizures (International League Against Epilepsy): https://www.ilae.org/patient-care/non-epileptic-seizures/non-epileptic-seizures

Caring for someone with functional seizures: Shannon Guinard's story (ILAE Podcast): https://www.ilae.org/journals/epigraph/epigraph-vol-25-issue-3-summer-2023/caring-for-someone-with-functional-seizures-shannon-guinard-s-story

Epilepsy Foundation: https://www.epilepsy.com/diagnosis/imitators-epilepsy/psychogenic-nonepileptic-seizures

GOSHpods: Functional Neurological Disorder with Dr Prab Prabhakar: https://on.soundcloud.com/1xZ8v

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This is the second of a two-part episode on shock. Join us as we talk to Dr Andrew Jones, a consultant in the CATS retrieval service and a PICU consultant at GOSH. In this second episode we're going to move on to talk about septic shock, neurogenic shock, and cardiogenic shock. You can find the first episode, where we spoke about definitions, haemorrhagic and hypovolaemic shock, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Resources mentioned:

Deranged Physiology: https://derangedphysiology.com/main/home

Up to Date: https://www.uptodate.com/login

Life in the Fast Lane: https://litfl.com/

Don't Forget the Bubbles: https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/

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Did you know that GOSH runs mock exams for the MRCPCH? Find out more here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/education-and-training/postgraduate-medical-education/mrcpch-examinations/

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This is the first of a two-part episode on shock. Join us as we talk to Dr Andrew Jones, a consultant in the CATS retrieval service and a PICU consultant at GOSH. In this first episode, we're going to define what shock is and talk about haemorrhagic and hypovolemic shock.  In the second episode, we're going to move on to talk about septic shock, neurogenic shock, and cardiogenic shock. I hope you join us for both.

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Resources mentioned:

Deranged Physiology: https://derangedphysiology.com/main/home

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Did you know that GOSH runs mock exams for the MRCPCH? Find out more here: https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/working-here/gosh-learning-academy/education-and-training/postgraduate-medical-education/mrcpch-examinations/

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Join us as we talk to Dr Seilesh Kadambari, Infectious Disease consultant at GOSH and honorary associate professor at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, about congenital CMV. We discuss aetiology and epidemiology, presentation, investigation, and management. 

Peer reviewed by Kajal Bhagwandas, CNS at GOSH. 

Resources mentioned: 

"Stop, think SCORTCH: rethinking the traditional 'TORCH' screen in an era of re-emerging syphilis" (Penner J, Hernstadt H, Burns JE, Randell P, Lyall H. Stop, think SCORTCH: rethinking the traditional 'TORCH' screen in an era of re-emerging syphilis. Arch Dis Child. 2021;106(2):117-124. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-318841)

"Valganciclovir for symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease" (Kimberlin DW, Jester PM, Sánchez PJ, et al. Valganciclovir for symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus disease. N Engl J Med. 2015;372(10):933-943. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1404599)

CMV Action (https://cmvaction.org.uk/)

"Fifteen-minute consultation: diagnosis and management of congenital CMV" (Shah T, Luck S, Sharland M, Kadambari S, Heath P, Lyall H. Fifteen-minute consultation: diagnosis and management of congenital CMV. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2016;101(5):232-235. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2015-309656)

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In this episode we talk to Dr Maria Gogou about how to approach the floppy baby. We discuss differentials, examination, investigation and management.  

Resources mentioned:

European Paediatric Neurology Society: https://www.epns.info/epns-free-monthly-webinars/

International Child Neurology Association: https://www.icnapedia.org/

British Paediatric Neurology Association: https://courses.bpna.org.uk/

Peer reviewed by Dr Adnan Manzur

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Andrew Turnbull, consultant in respiratory medicine at GOSH, to talk about a mainstay of paediatrics - asthma. We discuss epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management. 

Resources mentioned:

National Review of Asthma Deaths 2014: https://www.hqip.org.uk/resource/asthma-deaths-nrad-report-2014/

Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) 2023 Guidance: https://ginasthma.org/2023-gina-main-report/

BTS/Sign guideline on the management of asthma: https://www.sign.ac.uk/our-guidelines/british-guideline-on-the-management-of-asthma/

European Respiratory Society guidelines: https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/5/2004173.long

Asthma and Lung UK: https://www.asthmaandlung.org.uk/?cmp_id=1486843414&adg_id=132331283725&kwd=asthma%20and%20lung%20uk&device=c&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxtGP2d-OgwMV2p1oCR3GZQhHEAAYASAAEgJY5vD_BwE

National Asthma Bundle: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-bundle-of-care-for-children-and-young-people-with-asthma/

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Did you know that GOSH runs mock exams for the MRCPCH? Find out more here: MRCPCH Examinations | Great Ormond Street Hospital (gosh.nhs.uk)

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In this episode of Master the MRCPCH we are joined by Dr James Davison, consultant in metabolic medicine at GOSH, to talk about how to approach the child with the high ammonia. We talk about aetiology, presentation, diagnosis and management. 

Resources mentioned:

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In this episode we are joined by Dr Rossa Brugha, consultant respiratory physician at GOSH, to talk about health promotion in respiratory conditions. We talk about the effect that smoking, vaping and air pollution can have on children with respiratory conditions, and what we as paediatricians can do about it. 

Resources mentioned:

Richard Doll and A. Bradford Hill, Smoking and Carcinoma of the Lung, Br Med J 1950; 2 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.2.4682.739 (Published 30 September 1950)

Action on Smoking and Health, "Use of e-cigarettes among young people in Great Britain", June 2023 https://ash.org.uk/resources/view/use-of-e-cigarettes-among-young-people-in-great-britain

Action on Smoking and Health, "Young people and smoking", Sept 2019, https://ash.org.uk/resources/view/young-people-and-smoking

RCPCH, "Smoking in young people", https://stateofchildhealth.rcpch.ac.uk/evidence/health-behaviours/smoking-young-people/

Hopskinson et al, "Children's Charter for lung health", Thorax 2022;77:11-12., https://thorax.bmj.com/content/77/1/11.citation-tools

PODCAST: History taking from adolescent patients with Dr Keir Shiels (GOSHpods, Master the MRCPCH) https://episodes.castos.com/62162485066d05-64145298/38520/509c387d-119f-4723-81c5-b5e6f744f882/MRCPCH-adolescenthx-edit1.mp3

NHS e-learning for health - Alcohol and Tobacco Brief Interventions

NHS e-learning for health - Supporting a smokefree pregnancy and smokefree families

NHS e-learning for health - Tobacco dependence 

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