Paeds

Question 1

Failure to thrive

Answer 1

Onset, duration, symptoms (X3: vomit, feeding, irritable, less wet nappy)
Appetite

Baby medications, allergies, has this happened to prev children (how was weight of other children)

Question 2

General Paeds

Answer 2

Preg:
Birth- preterm, any complications to mother or child, weight
Mother- smoking or other RF
Neonatal- illness or complications

Child:
Current height, weight (and at birth)
Developmental: Motor functions, fine motor function, social and vocal development, vision and hearing (responsive?), Immunisations
PMH: including medical and surgical Hx
Medications, SH, FH
Immunisations
Assoc symptoms: vomit cry, irritable, fever, poor feeding/sleeping, change in bowel habit, rash

ICE & Systems enquiry

Question 3

Developmental delay

Answer 3

What is it (motor etc or global)

Assoc symptoms

Question 4

Jaundice

Answer 4

onset, how long, pain/distension, bowel habit, pale stools, dark urine
Other symptoms: poor feed/sleep, dec consciousness,

Medications given recently

Medical and surgical history

FH (esp for haematological)

Age of child (conversion to HbA / breakdown of HbF e.g. day 2-15)

Question 5

Seizures

Answer 5

Onset duration etc

What happened during seizure

Any meds tried (e.g. Lorazapam)

assoc symptoms

Any triggers, has it happened before

Any predispose: infections (e.g. measles can cause)

Rest of Hx: pmh, fh, developmental, preg histo etc