Anaphylaxis admissions in Australia more than doubled between 1995 and 2005.

While it is a very serious condition, further reactions can be prevented or treated rapidly if both medical staff and patient/parent have a good understanding of the condition and its management.

You don’t want to miss:

• The best way to explain anaphylaxis and management to parents
• The various ways anaphylaxis can present
• The pathophysiology behind immune and non-immune anaphylaxis
• Risk factors for fatal anaphylaxis 
• Everything you need to do before discharging your patient with a first presentation of anaphylaxis

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Summary: 

Kids with eczema (or atopic dermatitis) are a dime a dozen but it can really impact quality of life and lead to long-term consequences. 

Having a good understanding and approach to the diagnosis and management of eczema will undoubtedly come in handy if you plan on having anything to do with the medical care of children.

You don’t want to miss:

• Presentation of eczema (including how different ages present differently)
• The diagnostic criteria, plus a useful tool for assessing severity
• A step-wise approach to management according to severity 
• Recognising infected eczema

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Summary: 

A straightforward approach to neonatal jaundice - a topic that twisted our brains into knots when we first learnt about it. Unfortunately, it still twists our tongues into knots - try saying glucuronyl transferase three times fast!

You don’t want to miss:

• A case study of a typical patient you will be asked to see on the postnatal ward
• A brief overview of bilirubin metabolism and why neonates are so prone to physiological jaundice
• A concise approach to the diagnosis and making sense of the seemingly endless number of etiologies 
• The best way to explain jaundice to an anxious parent
• How to investigate and managed a jaundiced baby

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Asthma is a highly prevalent condition affecting 1 in 9 Australians. Although we’ve all heard of it and know someone with it, if poorly managed, it can lead to significant morbidity. 

Tune in to hear about the assessment and management of children with asthma, and what we can do to improve quality of life. 

You don’t want to miss:

• How to explain asthma to parents in a clear way
• How to most accurately assess the severity of a patient’s presentation with asthma
• When to admit to hospital 
• The pathophysiology behind asthma
• Risk factors for fatal asthma 
• What needs to be done prior to discharge from hospital, including important medications

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Introducing You're Kidding, Right - a new podcast to help you learn everything you need to know about paediatrics.

The first 3 full episodes will drop on the 11th of May 2020.

Head on over to our instagram page (@you'rekiddingright.pod) and see if you can guess what the first 3 episodes will be about!