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COVID-19
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Cyanosis Hydration status Assessment of severity Use standardised, age-specific vital sign charts … be severe without derangement of vital signs. Consider also the stage and progression of the current illness … Signs of severe illness include: severe respiratory distress severe hypoxaemia or cyanosis marked …
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Essential Oil Poisoning
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Ongoing care and monitoring Asymptomatic children with significant exposure (>5 mL) and normal vital signs …) is usually within one hour. Signs of aspiration usually appear immediately, but can be delayed up to 6 hours … Smaller Ingestions of 2-3 mL of some essential oils have been associated with toxicity in children Signs …
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Petechiae and purpura
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they have: Abnormal vital signs: tachycardia, tachypnoea and/or desaturation in air Cold shock: narrow pulse … treatment with antibiotics may mask signs of a bacterial infection High risk groups: immunosuppression …
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Sickle cell disease
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or Hydroxyurea Management at home Examination Vital signs Pallor or jaundice Hydration Signs of infection … infiltrate on CXR. Chest pain and hypoxaemia may be the only signs. Chest pain should be treated as an acute …
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Acceptable ranges for physiological variables
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of hypertension . J Hypertens. 2009;27(9):1719–42. Sepanski RJ et al. Pediatric Vital Sign Distribution Derived …
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Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug NSAID poisoning
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: Asymptomatic children with normal vital signs 4 hours post-ingestion may be discharged. Assessing risk …
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Meningitis and encephalitis
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under 2 years vital signs including HR and BP electrolytes, urea, creatinine and blood glucose Isolation … Hyper or hypotonia Neck stiffness (may be absent in infants) Focal neurological signs Purpuric rash … and Brudzinski signs (see Additional notes below) Altered conscious state Confusion Fever Bradycardia and …
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Fever and suspected or confirmed neutropenia
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over a maximum of 10 minutes (not through an infusion pump) Monitor for improvement in vital signs … or confirmed neutropenia (FN) is a medical emergency. Children with FN and signs of sepsis require urgent … arrival (Triage Category 3). Antibiotics must be administered within 30 minutes if there are signs …
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Hypertension in children and adolescents
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(AKI) Examination Confirm hypertension (See measuring blood pressure section below) Vitals: tachycardia …, four limb BP for upper and lower limb discrepancy Height and weight: obesity, growth retardation Signs …, oedema Chronic renal failure: palpable kidneys Focal neurology eg facial nerve palsies Signs …
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Sepsis – assessment and management
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dysfunction; hypotension is a late sign Rapid vascular access, early initiation of empiric antibiotics … and carefully titrated fluid resuscitation is vital Inotropes and vasopressors may be safely administered via … to intensive care unit when Child requiring escalation of care beyond local centre Signs of shock persisting …