Breastfeeding and infant nutrition

A woman telephones the practice about her 3-week-old, who was born at term and is thriving on exclusive breastfeeding. Yesterday another doctor started her on a…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 31-year-old woman weighing 60 kg restarts sertraline 100 mg daily for recurrent depression. She is exclusively breastfeeding a healthy, thriving 4-month-old b…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 13-month-old girl attends for a routine check. She is well and walking, and her weight and length are on the 75th centile. Her parents want to stop buying inf…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 3-week-old girl is brought to a general practice by her mother, who is exhausted and believes her milk supply is failing. The baby was born at term weighing 3…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 6-week-old boy is brought to a general practice for a routine check. He was born at term weighing 3.2 kg and now weighs 4.0 kg. He is formula fed, taking 90 m…

Clinical rotations · common

A 7-month-old girl is referred to a paediatric clinic with slow weight gain. Her weight has fallen from the 50th to the 9th centile over three months while her…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 5-month-old boy is brought to a regional general practice because he "is not filling out". Born at term weighing 3.4 kg, he tracked along the 50th centile unt…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 9-month-old boy is brought by his mother, who is worried he is too small because her sister's baby of the same age is much bigger. He was born at term weighin…

Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 30-year-old woman, three weeks after giving birth, has had 24 hours of pain in the left breast. There is a tender, red, wedge-shaped area in the upper outer q…

Pre-internship · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman is seen on day four after an uncomplicated vaginal birth. Both breasts are firm, hot and uncomfortable, the skin is shiny, and the areolae a…

Clinical rotations · common

A 7-month-old boy is brought to the emergency department by his 19-year-old mother because of a cold. His weight has crossed from the 50th percentile at 4 month…

Pre-internship · middle twist