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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Nov 6, 2019
- 3 min
Burns & Scalds
Every day children under the age of five, which is the most vulnerable age, are admitted to hospital with serious burns. A burn can be...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Oct 10, 2019
- 2 min
Help - I have an Emergency?
Inquisitive kids will try to eat anything - the good, the bad and the poisonous! What to do? About half of incidents reported to...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
Croup: Diagnosis and treatment
Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis) is term used to describe the breathing sounds that children make when they have an upper airway...
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Dr Andy Raffles
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
Hiccups
Your Child May Get Hiccups, But What Is That Strange Noise And Why Does It Happen? Hiccups happen when your diaphragm involuntarily...
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Dr Nitin Shastri, Consultant Paediatrician
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
What Is Croup & Who Is Most at Risk?
Croup is most commonly the result of an infectious respiratory illness. It causes a change in breathing causing a brassy, barking cough. ...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Aug 31, 2020
- 4 min
Lyme Disease
What is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is an infection caused by an infected tick bite and whilst less common in the UK, we have seen an...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Jul 23, 2020
- 3 min
Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)
What is a nosebleed? A nosebleed is bleeding from the delicate nasal membranes inside the nose, caused by broken blood vessels. The...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Apr 21, 2020
- 2 min
Bringing Clinics to your Home...
As this pandemic continues, we are aware that many children are not accessing the vaccinations they need, either because their local GP...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Feb 11, 2020
- 3 min
Coronavirus (Covid19)
The following describes what we know as of early February 2020 regarding the clinical presentation of patients with confirmed infection...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Jan 11, 2020
- 3 min
Bronchiolitis
Cause: Bronchiolitis is a common viral infection of the small airways (bronchioles). Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes 80% of...
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Dr Claudine DeMunter
- Nov 6, 2019
- 3 min
Burns & Scalds
Every day children under the age of five, which is the most vulnerable age, are admitted to hospital with serious burns. A burn can be...
19 views0 comments
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