Paeds Vivas · fetal-neonatal-and-perinatal
Neonatal skin disorders and birthmarks — viva
Branching viva on the classification, red flags and management of neonatal skin disorders and birthmarks.
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RACP DCEMRCPCH ClinicalRCPSC Pediatrics
Prompt
Bedside lesion-interpretation station for a series of neonatal skin findings.
Examiner brief
This viva takes the candidate through a series of neonatal skin findings, probing whether they can classify a lesion, name the red flags that change management, give the correct propranolol dose and monitoring, and counsel a family. [4]
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