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Episodes
Neonatal Jaundice | SPECIAL GUEST Dr Myles
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Neonatal Jaundice - take 2! We are revisiting one of our very first episodes covering an important topic for your paediatric rotation - neonatal jaund...
Lupus | Systemic Lupus Erythematosis (SLE)
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Your Kidding, Right? In this episode, Dr. Freya Bleathman is joined by the wonderful Dr. Myles Loughnan, a fellow pediatric registrar,...
Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | the most common JIA subtype
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oligoarticular JIA is the most common subtype of juvenile arthritis. Children with oligo have 4 or fewer joints involved in the first 6 months of dise...
Exomphalos | Omphalocoele
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Summary: Exomphalos, or omphalocoele, is a congenital condition where a baby's abdominal organs develop outside the body through the umbilical cord, ...
Genetic Imprinting | what usually happens, and how it can go wrong
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Genetic imprinting is a normal process that usually happens in a small number of genes where one copy of the gene is always "silenced" or not expresse...
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia | an overview
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Summary:Â Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition where abdominal contents herniate into the thoracic cavity via a defect in the diaph...
Adolescent Asthma | work SMART not hard
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a recent move to prescribe an inhaled corticosteroid for ALL adolescents with asthma. In today's episode we will go through the new SMA...
Paediatric Fasting Guidelines | when your patients are also hangry
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meckel diverticulum
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a decent hiatus we're back with a new episode! Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract, foun...
Dermoid cysts | spot the diagnosis
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dermoid cysts are a common occurrence and a common spot diagnosis that you'll be quizzed on in clinic! Always present at birth, but often picked up la...
Noonan Syndrome | what you need to know in 20 minutes
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Noonan syndrome is one of the most common genetic conditions we see in paeds. It is most typically characterised by certain facial features, short sta...
JDM | Juvenile Dermatomyositis
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Juvenile dermatomyositis, or JDM is a rare autoimmune myopathy. In their first episode back after sitting specialty exams, Freya and Anne use a case t...
MCADD | medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MCAD deficiency is a fatty acid oxidation disorder. It is a hereditary disease that is caused by a missing enzyme needed to convert fat into energy. C...
Von Willebrand Disease | the most common inherited bleeding disorder
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a hereditary quantitative deficiency or functional abnormality of von Willebrand factor (VWF), which causes platelet d...
Anne's Big News | choosing a specialty
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take the podcast in a slightly different direction by discussing a non-clinical topic! The news is out, Anne has changed special...
Cleft lip and palate in neonates | an overview
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cleft lip and palate are congenital anomalies that can occur together or separately. In cleft lip, the affected lip is always the top lip, and these e...
Impacts of medicine on climate change | Royal Children's Hospital Green Week
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, we feature Dr. Laura Tate and Dr. Stormie De Groot in our first podcast takeover! Tune in for a truly enlightening discussion ...
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome | we missed EDS awareness month but we tried
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Early Onset Sepsis in Neonates| EOS
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Early onset sepsis has different definitions across regions, with the definition we use being sepsis occurring at  In this episode, we discuss the ...
Febrile Neutropaenia | an oncological emergency
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Febrile neutropaenia is an emergency situation that can occur in patients with cancer. It is when they have very low levels of the white blood cell ne...
Approach to the febrile child
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fever is a common feature in paediatric presentations to health services. Because it's so common, it's vital to have an approach that will ensure that...
Medulloblastoma | the most common malignant brain tumour in children
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Medulloblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumour in children. They arise from embryonal neuroepithelial cells and are usually located in th...
CPAM | congenital pulmonary airway malformation
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Congenital pulmonary airway malformations, also known as CPAM, are masses of abnormal lung tissue that form antenatally. They were until recently know...
PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) | not the kissing kind of PDA
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Patent ductus arteriosus is when the ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth. This causes a left to right shunt in the heart, where oxygenated bl...
Paracetamol overdose | acetaminophen overdose
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paracetamol is the world's most widely used over the counter analgesic. It is also therefore a common medication in overdose, whether accidental or in...
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome | WPW
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome occurs when someone has an accessory pathway through which electrical signals can travel in the heart and bypass the AV...
Newborn Hearing Screen
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The newborn hearing screen is a test conducted on all newborn babies with the aim of early detection of possible hearing problems. In this episode, we...
Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | sJIA
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis is a type of juvenile idiopathic arthritis than can occur in children. The classic features are polyarthritis, ...
SMA syndrome | superior mesenteric artery syndrome
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome is a gastrointestinal condition that occurs when the duodenum is compressed between the aorta and the superi...
ABPA | allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (or ABPA) is a hypersensitivity reaction that some people get in response to having the mould aspergillus in t...
Erb's Palsy | brachial plexus injury in newborns
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erb's palsy affects the upper limb when the brachial plexus is damaged, with the most common reason being traumatic delivery. Although it generally ...
Mesenteric Adenitis | the grand mimic of appendicitis
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mesenteric adenitis is a common condition affecting children and teenagers. It is caused by the enlargement of lymph nodes in response to an infection...
Mesenteric adenitis | the grand mimic of appendicitis
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mesenteric adenitis is a common condition affecting children and teenagers. It is caused by the enlargement of lymph nodes in response to an infection...
Williams Syndrome | get ready to (cocktail) party
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Williams syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a microdeletion in chromosome 7. This can cause things like cardiac anomalies, hypercalcaemia and in...
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | when having a big heart isn't a good thing
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic conditions where you get hypertrophy of the heart muscles, particularly the left ventricle and often the inte...
Concussion | a mild traumatic brain injury
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from our recent episode on assessing head injuries, we discuss concussion. A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury which temporaril...
Alagille Syndrome | paucity of bile ducts and other associations
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder that can affect a variety of organs. In the liver it causes a lack of bile ducts to drain bile out of the live...
Assessing head injuries | what to look out for and when to worry
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Head injuries are a common presenting complaint in kids. They can be a source of major concern for parents and clinicians alike. 1-2% of presentations...
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome | the zebra of peptic ulcer disease
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome is a rare cause of peptic ulcer disease. It is when gastrin-producing tumours called gastrinomas cause excess production of...
Tongue Ties | Ankyloglossia
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A tongue tie is where the piece of tissue under the tongue, called a frenulum, is tighter than usual. They are found in about 3% of babies, and are mo...
Adrenal Glands | salt, sugar, sex
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The adrenal glands are part of your endocrine system and release some really important hormones! Broadly, the cortex produces steroid hormones (i.e. a...
Helicobacter Pylori | the most common bacterial pathogen in humans
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria that causes inflammation of the stomach and duodenum lining. It is most often acquired in early childhood and causes...
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are severe skin and other body system manifestations of immune hypersensitivity, t...
Parenteral Nutrition | intravenous feeding
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the process of giving someone their nutrition intravenously. It is given when someone's digestive tract isn't working pro...
Hypokalaemia | it's bananas
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hypokalaemia is a low serum potassium levels. In paediatrics, see it most commonly in the setting of GI losses, but there are many other causes to be ...
Interpreting iron studies
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Iron studies can be tricky to interpret – many people struggle with it. Today, we go through what each part of the iron studies mean, how these leve...
Neonatal bilious vomiting | a general approach
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bilious vomiting in any child or baby is an urgent matter requiring further workup and management as a matter of priority. This is because bilious vom...
6 Month Milestones | and other things 6 month olds usually do
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss: Developmental milestones Red flags Primitive reflexes Feeding Sleep Weight Growth Teething  Follow us on Instagram @y...
Trisomy 21 | down syndrome - a bonus 21st chromosome
31 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trisomy 21, or Down Syndrome, is the most common chromosomal abnormality in live births. Some of the most common issues associated with it are cardiac...
Acute otitis media | lend me your ears
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Acute otitis media is an extremely common infection in kids - 75% of children have at least one episode by school age. In fact, 50% of kids have had a...
Tumour Lysis Syndrome | an oncological emergency
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tumour lysis syndrome is an oncologic emergency. It happens when cancer cells release their intracellular contents into the bloodstream which can caus...
IgA nephropathy | the most common chronic glomerular disease in children
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
IgA nephropathy is a cause of glomerulonephritis and is the most common chronic glomerular disease in children. Like the name suggests, it is characte...
Charcot Marie Tooth | inherited peripheral neuropathy
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a peripheral neuropathy i.e. it affects the nerves of the peripheral nervous system. This results in motor and sensory ...
Lumbar Punctures | we get to the pointy end of spinal taps
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a lumbar puncture (LP), a needle is inserted into the lumbar subarachnoid space to collect cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for laboratory testing, to mea...
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome | why we shouldn't scatter-gun antibiotics for every case of diarrhoea
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome is one of the most common causes of acute renal failure in children. The classic triad of HUS includes haemolytic anaemia,...
Congenital dermal melanocytosis | Blue spots
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Congenital dermal melanocytosis (also known as blue spots, or by the outdated term "Mongolian blue spots") are common birth marks in infants of Asian ...
Hepatitis C | the abCs of hepatitis
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hepatitis C is an RNA virus that causes acute and chronic viral hepatitis by being directly toxic to hepatocytes. Most people with acute hepatitis C w...
Assessing work of breathing in children
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Respiratory illnesses, especially viral illnesses and asthma, are common in children, and assessing work of breathing is a vital part of providing car...
NAI | Assessing non-accidental injury in children
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Content warning: non-accidental injury of children is a highly distressing concept and occurrence. We encourage listener discretion prior to listening...
Liver Function Tests | part 2
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Okay so we had a recent episode about the enzymes ALT, AST, GGT and ALP that we get when we order liver function tests and how we interpret them. Whil...
Hepatitis B - the aBcs of hepatitis
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hepatitis B is caused by a virus that is most often acquired during childbirth.Fulminant hepatitis and death may occur. Chronic infection can occur at...
Liver Function Tests | part 1 liver enzymes
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we order liver function tests (or "LFTs") we get the blood levels of 4 liver enzymes: AST, ALT, GGT and ALP. Often the way they become elevated i...
Nephritic syndrome
12 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nephritic syndrome is a collection of signs and symptoms that can result from glomerular capillary damage. It classically presents with an abrupt onse...
Assessing hydration in children | a general approach
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hydration status is an important part of assessing any child. Kids often fall behind on their fluid intake when they are unwell, and it is important t...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease | crohns and ulcerative colitis
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inflammatory bowel disease (or IBD) is an autoimmune disease that causes chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tracts. It is characterised by r...
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome | stereotypical vomiting episodes
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cyclic vomiting syndrome is characterised by recurrent episodes of profuse vomiting separated by asymptomatic periods. The average age of onset is 5-6...
Nephrotic syndrome
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nephrotic syndrome is characterised by proteinuria, hypoalbuminaemia and oedema. Most cases are idiopathic, however there are some other causes and as...
Chorioamnionitis | Intra-amniotic infection
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chorioamnionitis, now called intra-amniotic infection (although it is still widely referred to as chorioamnionitis), is a bacterial infection of the c...
Spina Bifida | a neural tube defect
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect. It is caused by an incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube. The vertebrae overlying the neural t...
Urine Collection Methods | clean catch, suprapubic aspirates, and in-out catheters
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who works in paediatrics or alongside paediatric teams will know the importance of a urine sample in kids. Following on from our episodes on in...
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency | the most common genetic cause for paediatric liver transplants
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency is a genetic disorder affecting predominantly the lungs and liver. Although it is considered uncommon, there is ...
FPIES | food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis (or FPIES) is a non-IgE mediated food hypersensitivity that presents with vomiting and looking very unwell, later o...
Urinary tract infections | urine trouble
01 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are an important differential diagnosis in the febrile child. In younger children, they may present with nonspecific s...
Osteogenesis Imperfecta | brittle bone disease
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Osteogenesis Imperfecta is a congenital disorder characterised by brittle bones that are prone to fracture and other features like blue sclera , heari...
Interpretation of urine dipstick and MCS | tell us a wee little joke
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Urinary tract infections are a major differential for any child presenting with a fever. Thus, urine specimen collection is an important part of the w...
Eosinophilic Oesophagitis | EoE
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eosinophilic oesophagitis (or EoE) is caused by an immune response to dietary antigens. It can cause symptoms like chest pain, vomiting and dysphagia....
Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mycobacterium tuberculosis has overtaken HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world, according to the WHO. One third ...
Epiglottitis | yay for Hib vaccines
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Epiglottitis is a life threatening inflammation of the epiglottis, classically caused by Haemophilus influenzae (Hib), but other pathogens can cause ...
Wilms Tumours | nephroblastoma
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wilms tumour (also known as nephroblastoma) is a type of kidney cancer than mostly affects children. It mostly occurs in kids under 5. Often the child...
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome | the most common overgrowth disorder in childhood
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome is the most common paediatric overgrowth and cancer predisposition disorder. It is a genetic condition presenting with a w...
NAS | neonatal abstinence syndrome
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neonatal abstinence syndrome describes drug withdrawal signs in newborn babies after they have been exposed to certain medications in utero, typically...
CSF interpretation | champagne showers all around
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from our episode on meningococcal, we bring you a guide to interpreting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results - once you've gotten some CSF f...
Cystic Fibrosis | more than just the lungs
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disorder that affects many organ systems, particularly the respiratory and digestive systems. It causes th...
Pulled Elbow | not to be confused with pull my finger
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A "pulled elbow" (sometimes called a nursemaid's elbow) is subluxation of the radial head at the elbow (or, if you are being very technical, subluxati...
Meningococcal disease | Neisseria meningitidis
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meningococcal disease is caused by Neisseria meningitidis, a gram negative diplococcus. The two most common presentations of meningococcal infection...
Costochrondritis
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Costochondritis is a common cause of chest pain in children and adolescents. It is inflammation of 2-4 consecutive costochondral or costosternal junct...
Nitrous oxide| laughing gas for procedural sedation
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nitrous oxide is a common choice for procedural sedation, for its rapid onset and offset and combination of sedation, anxiolysis, amnesia and some lev...
Epistaxis | For my people in the front in the nosebleed section
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Epistaxis is the medical term for a nosebleed. This is a common occurrence in kids, and is usually due to a combination of nasal mucosa, plus trauma l...
SMA | spinal muscular atrophy
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA, is a genetic disorder where nerve cells in the spinal cord die prematurely, and this causes the muscles that would no...
SIDS/SUDI | sudden infant death syndrome/sudden unexpected death in infancy
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
SIDS is classified as a sudden and unexplained death of an infant in their first year of life. It is a diagnosis of exclusion - an autopsy must be don...
ITP | AKA immune thrombocytopaenic purpura, idiopathic thrombocytopaenic purpura or immune thrombocytopaenia
30 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
ITP is the most common cause of symptomatic thrombocytopaenia in children, with the most common paediatric age group being 1-4 years of age. ITP is ...
Ingested foreign body | mmm that's a tasty nail... block... button...
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ingested foreign bodies are most common in kids between ages 6 months and 3 years, and in children with developmental or behaviour problems. In this e...
Sickle Cell Anaemia | abnormal haemoglobin leading to haemolysis and ischaemia, amongst other complications
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sickle cell disease is an inherited abnormality of haemoglobin (which is the oxygen-carrying protein found in red blood cells). It is characterised by...
Strep Throat | group A streptococcus/strep pyogenes pharyngitis
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
GAS pharyngitis is associated with a few important complications. They are usually divided in suppurative and non-suppurative - i.e. purulent and non ...
Galactosemia | we'd make a milk joke, but it's too cheesy
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Galactosemia is an autosomal recessive metabolic condition that alters the body's ability to metabolise galactose, which is a type of sugar. This lead...
Testicular torsion | don't go getting your knickers in a knot
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With special guest - Dr. Emily Mogridge, surgical resident. Testicular torsion is a surgical emergency - a torted testicle is only viable for 4-6 ho...
Classifying Bacteria | is the floor food rule 3 or 5 seconds???
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We want to do some episodes on antibiotics coming up but thought it would be useful to do an episode about the basics of bacteria first so we can unde...
Buckle (torus) fractures | buckling under pressure
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Torus fractures, often referred to as buckle fractures, are a common type of fracture found in kids under the age of 10. They usually occur in the dis...
Urticaria | itching to learn about hives
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Urticaria is a very common rash - it affects up to 25% of people in their lifetime. Although urticaria is most commonly associated amongst the populat...
Acute Rheumatic Fever & Rheumatic Heart Disease | ARF/RHD
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Acute rheumatic fever is a rare multisystem disease caused by a delayed autoimmune response to a recent untreated or inadequately treated Group A stre...