Blue spells in a baby

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in the emergency department at Albany Health Campus. Your next patient is Isla Tierney, 6 weeks old, brought in by ambulance with her mother, Jade, after two spells this morning of going blue.

1. 1

   Take a focused history from her mother

2. 2

   Examine the baby

3. 3

   Outline to the examiner:

   • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
   • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations

• You do not need to summarise your findings to the examiner
• Say what you are examining; the examiner will give the findings
• The baby is represented by a mannequin