You're Kidding, Right?

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You're Kidding, Right is a podcast by two doctors for everything you need to know about paediatrics). Each week we release 2 episodes on key topics that will help you understand how our littlest patients work. Whether you're a junior doctor, medical student, nursing grad, general practice trainee or anyone who wants to learn the who, what, when, where and how of kids, we will do our very best to make your learning a little easier, and a little more fun! https://www.instagram.com/yourekiddingrightdoctors/ This podcast is for educational purposes only. Please see your own doctor or local guidelines for information specific to your situation.

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Adolescent Asthma | work SMART not hard

May 05 2024 17 mins

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 SMART guidelines for adolescent asthma. Links and resources: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourekiddingright.pod/ Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW so you don’t miss out on any pearls of wisdom and RATE/REVIE

Paediatric Fasting Guidelines | when your patients are also hangry

Apr 09 2024 18 mins

Meckel diverticulum

Feb 27 2024 30 mins

After a decent hiatus we're back with a new episode! Meckel diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract, found in the small intestine. The majority of patients are never diagnosed, as it is both often completely asymptomatic, and difficult to spot on the usual imaging modalities. The symptoms of a Meckel's depend on the complication it pres

Dermoid cysts | spot the diagnosis

Oct 09 2023 12 mins

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 later, most cutaneous dermoid cysts are harmless, but occasionally, they may grow over time and develop complications. Tune in to learn how to tell them apart from other cutaneous lesions, their management and more! Links and resource

Noonan Syndrome | what you need to know in 20 minutes

Sep 13 2023 22 mins

Noonan syndrome is one of the most common genetic conditions we see in paeds. It is most typically characterised by certain facial features, short stature, congenital heart defects and developmental delay. Noonan syndrome is caused by a mutation in a single gene, however there are quite a few possible genes that can be responsible. Vision and hearing loss, developmental delay, deve

JDM | Juvenile Dermatomyositis

Aug 07 2023 23 mins

Juvenile dermatomyositis, or JDM is a rare autoimmune myopathy. In their first episode back after sitting specialty exams, Freya and Anne use a case to help explain what JDM is, as well as presentation, treatment and diagnosis (plus a couple of tangents about their day to day work as doctors!). Follow us on Instagram @yourekiddingrightdoctors Our email is yourekiddingrightpod@gmai

MCADD | medium chain acyl CoA dehydrogenase deficiency

Sep 19 2022 18 mins

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. Children with MCAD deficiency therefore cannot fast for very long without developing hypoglycaemia, which can cause brain damage or even death. This is because they cannot use fat and hence ketones as an alternative energy source as th

Von Willebrand Disease | the most common inherited bleeding disorder

Aug 28 2022 17 mins

Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is a hereditary quantitative deficiency or functional abnormality of von Willebrand factor (VWF), which causes platelet dysfunction. Bleeding tendency is usually mild in the most common types, but it can be severe and present with factor VIII deficiency as well as platelet dysfunction in the rarer subtypes. It is diagnosed based on testing von willebran

Anne's Big News | choosing a specialty

Aug 14 2022 34 mins

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 specialty! But what has she changed to? Why did she do it? What is a day in the life of her new specialty like? What's next? Tune in now to hear the answers to all these questions and more! More importantly, we discuss what's important when c

Cleft lip and palate in neonates | an overview

Jul 04 2022 18 mins

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 entities can occur together or just one or the other. Management involves surgery, but in this episode we cover an overview of the presentation and the roles of different multidisciplinary team members. Links and resources: Follow u