Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)

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Question 1 of 5

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Which one of the following episodes is likely to fit the definition for a BRUE?
- A 10-month-old, previously well child who presents with an episode of drowsiness and floppiness when picked up from his cot after a nap. He has a fever, runny nose and cough.
- An 8-month-old child with a fever who had an episode of going stiff and jerking lasting 1 minute. She is still very drowsy.
- A healthy, 6-month-old infant born at term who appeared to go blue and stop breathing whilst crying. He quickly recovered after mum blew on his face and examines normally
- An 11-month-old who stopped breathing and went pale after bumping his head. He has vomited a few times since being in the department.
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Which of the following features would classify a child of being high-risk of having a serious underlying diagnosis or a recurrent event? Select all that apply.
- Born at 37 weeks’ gestation
- Family history of sudden cardiac death
- 6-week-old
- Male
- Recent attendance to ED with similar episode
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Scarlett is a 3-month-old infant who has had 2 admissions with bronchiolitis and poor feeding in the past but has recently been well. She has had an episode this morning of coughing whilst feeding, appearing to go floppy and stop breathing. Mum put her prone over her legs and gave her a few pats on the back, and she cried and returned to normal.

She examines well with normal observations and no positive findings.

What investigations would you order? Select all that apply.
- Capillary blood glucose
- ECG
- Capillary blood gas
- FBC, U&E, LFT, CRP
- CXR
- Nasopharyngeal aspirate
- None of the above
Question 4 of 5

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Your consultant has reviewed a 6-month-old with you and diagnosed a BRUE. They have asked you to give verbal discharge advice to the parents.

Which of the following is the correct advice to be giving?
- Reassure them that BRUEs are not harmful and that if it happens again, they should not worry and see their GP the following day
- Advise them that if their baby has a “funny turn” again, that they should attempt to stimulate them in whatever way is needed, including shaking them.
- Discuss safe sleep, smoking cessation, cover infant BLS and advise specifically never to shake an infant, and advise a GP follow-up within 48 hours
- Advise them to purchase a home apnoea monitor
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Which of the following would heighten your suspicions of NAI?
- Mum is crying lots
- Multiple ED attendances
- Named Social worker
- Parents smoke
- The child is non-mobile and has unexplained bruises
- The version of events keeps changing
- Parents are not married

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