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GP FAQ Torticollis and plagiocephaly
GP FAQ Torticollis and plagiocephaly
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GP FAQ speech, tongue ties, dummies and lisps
Speech and dummies Are dummies recommended? While many infants use them without problems, speech and language therapists (SALT) do not advocate the use of dummies because it stops babies from…
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GP FAQ Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia can be diagnosed using the Simon Broome criteria – see box one in this link: http://ep.bmj.com/content/94/3/84.full - Hypercholesterolaemia in children, guidelines…
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GP FAQ head circumference
Head circumference (HC) and weight do not have to track the same centile in infants. HC relates much more to parental head size than weight. When assessing a baby, ensure that the HC was measured…
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GP FAQ Asthma inhalers and spacers
Inhalers Did you know? There are age-appropriate videos on how to use inhalers on the Itchy Sneezy Wheezy website: https://www.itchysneezywheezy.co.uk/AsthmaVideos.html Right Breathe is a useful…
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GP FAQ chest pain
It is uncommon for children presenting with chest pain to have cardiac abnormalities or other serious underlying pathology. Common causes of chest pain in children without risk factors for serious…