Child Health 4 - Alfie

The Case

Learning Outcomes

This Virtual Patient is designed to take you through the presentation and investigation of a child with abdominal pain and non-specific gastro-intestinal symptoms. It includes materials addressing the following components of the curriculum.

  • Understand the importance of thorough paediatric history tacking.
  • Develop a structured approach to Abdominal Pain in children.
  • Knowledge of the multisystem involvement of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
  • Recognise the psycho-social impact of chronic disease in children.