Febrile convulsions are benign and occur in 3% of healthy children ages 6months to 6 years old and usually with a temperature of >38C. It’s often caused by a viral infection. Onset of convulsion may be sudden with no preceeding illness. 10-15% of children will have a repeated seizure. However, there’s no increase risk of [...]

History and Examination: When did the jaundice develop? Extent of jaundice? Is the baby feeding, dehydrated, sick, lost significant weight? Is the baby full term? Was there trauma during birth? What are the mother’s and baby’s blood groups? Is the baby passing pale stools and dark urine? Did the baby’s siblings have similar problems? Is there [...]