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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Oligoarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | the most common JIA subtype

Aug 04 2024 29 mins

Oligoarticular JIA is the most common subtype of juvenile arthritis. Children with oligo have 4 or fewer joints involved in the first 6 months of disease. The biggest complication that requires monitoring for is chronic uveitis which is asymptomatic but ultimately vision threatening if not controlled. Follow us on Instagram @yourekiddingrightdoctors Our email is yourekiddingrightp

Exomphalos | Omphalocoele

Jul 21 2024 21 mins

Summary: Exomphalos, or omphalocoele, is a congenital condition where a baby's abdominal organs develop outside the body through the umbilical cord, affecting about 1 in 5000 births, with higher rates in multiple pregnancies (e.g. twins, triplets). It forms between the 6th-10th week of gestation and can be classified as minor or major based on the size of the defect. The condition

Genetic Imprinting | what usually happens, and how it can go wrong

Jul 06 2024 25 mins

Genetic imprinting is a normal process that usually happens in a small number of genes where one copy of the gene is always “silenced” or not expressed. An imprinting “disorder” is where there’s an issue with this process - either with how the gene is silenced or the right copy is silenced but there’s a problem with the copy that gets “expressed”. Today's episode i

Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia | an overview

Jun 27 2024 25 mins

Summary: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition where abdominal contents herniate into the thoracic cavity via a defect in the diaphragm, causing underdevelopment of the lungs and altered pulmonary vascular development. Although uncommon, it can cause significant morbidity during the neonatal period, and may continue to do so in the long term. Mortality is signific

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