3rd May 2022 by Dr Louise Hudman
This guideline was first published in 2018 and has just been updated (March 2022).
We can now consider prescribing an eardrop containing an anaesthetic and an analgesic to children and young people presenting with otitis media as long as:
These drops are called ‘Otigo’ and contain phenazone and lidocaine. It is a prescription-only medication.
NICE neonatal infection guideline
New advice for GPs on Group B strep infection, risk factors for infection, and recognising an unwell newborn.
e-learning – Fever in under 5s
The main update this year is around Kawasaki disease. It used to be that Kawasaki disease was diagnosed if children had 4 out of 5 features.
e-Learning | Alcohol exposure prenatally and its effects on children and young people
This is a guideline on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder from SIGN outlining the assessment and management of children who have had prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE).
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