Volvulus and intestinal malrotation

You are the resident covering an after-hours paediatric telephone line. The mother of a two-year-old boy rings about his second day of gastroenteritis. He was r…

Pre-internship · common

A 4-day-old term boy, discharged home yesterday and feeding well until this morning, has vomited four times in six hours. The vomit is dark green. He passed mec…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 6-day-old boy born at term is brought to the emergency department after vomiting three times over four hours; the most recent vomitus was dark green. He fed n…

Clinical rotations · middle twist