Paediatric Grand Rounds 1:5 Is Up

Paediatric Grand Rounds 1:5 is up, courtesy of Clark Bartram at Unintelligent Design.

There are several controversial topics in this collection of posts. It certainly is one thing to talk to adults about lifestyle choices that have an impact on their health, it is another to discuss adult behaviours and adult-supported lifestyle choices that have a profound impact on children's health. Here, I particularly have in mind Flea's post about a drug-seeking mother and Shinga's response on the consequences of a chaotic home life on children's health; plus Megan's account of finding gallstones in two young patients.

There are several excellent posts on parents perspectives (scroll down to the June 5th entry) and perspectives on neuro-developmental disorders. There are illustrations of contents of a newborn's nappy that might startle the unwary parent and a touching video made for a child recovering in PICU after a kidney transplant.

If you are interested in the health and welfare of children, I commend Paediatric Grand Rounds 1:5 to you.