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Constipation
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Constipation/
also Abdominal pain Urinary incontinence Urinary tract infections Key points Constipation is a common … to painful defaecation it may cause apprehension, stool retention and passage of further hard stool — a cycle …) Mucus in the stool Painful or frightening precipitant prior to the onset of constipation …
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Iron poisoning
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Iron_poisoning/
. May occur without systemic toxicity. 0.5-6 hours Abdominal pain Vomiting Diarrhoea * Lack of symptoms …–8 weeks Abdominal pain Vomiting Gastrointestinal fibrosis Cirrhotic liver disease Always check for …, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, haematemesis, fever) The child has significant symptoms of altered …
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Acute scrotal pain or swelling
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_scrotal_pain_or_swelling/
& foreskin Acute abdominal pain Key Points Testicular torsion is an emergency. It requires immediate referral … scheduled (if required) Parent information Inguinal hernia Abdominal pain Testicle injuries and conditions …Acute scrotal pain or swelling …
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Haematuria
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Haematuria/
: Proteinuria Hypertension Fluid overload: oedema, ascites Flank/abdominal pain Immunocompromise Management … associated with pain, oedema, hypertension or proteinuria needs investigation Background Microscopic … of urinary infection: dysuria, frequency, pain, fever Systemic symptoms such as fatigue, oedema, rash …
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Immigrant health - acute presentations
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immigrant_Health_acute_presentations/
screening Sickle cell disease Abdominal pain Acute infection Constipation Surgical or gynaecological …/vomiting, family history Hepatitis Abdominal pain Immigrant health – Intestinal Parasites Immigrant health … causes. Parasite infection Helicobacter pylori gastritis - epigastric pain, early satiety, nausea …
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Foreign body ingestion
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Foreign_body_ingestion/
GIT symptoms: Coughing, drooling, pain on swallowing, reduced oral intake, abdominal pain or vomiting … advice or return to ED if any of the following symptoms occur: breathing problems abdominal pain fever … gastroenterology team Acutely symptomatic children (drooling, neck or chest pain) require urgent endoscopy Children …
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Suprapubic aspirate
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Suprapubic_aspirate/
infection Febrile child Acute pain management Key Points Suprapubic aspirate (SPA) is the gold standard … Bleeding diathesis Abdominal distension Massive organomegaly Urogenital or gastrointestinal abnormality … where SPA may compromise any pelvic/abdominal organs Overlying skin infection Potential complications …
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Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
, discolouration or erythema of abdominal wall Intussusception Intermittent severe abdominal pain, vomiting, pallor … Bile-stained vomit, abdominal distension Pyloric stenosis Progressive, non-bilious and projectile vomiting … inguinal swelling Hirschsprung's disease and meconium ileus Abdominal distention with absent or infrequent …
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Spider Bite - Big Black Spider
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Spider_Bite_-_Big_Black_Spider/
so over 10 min - 4 hours Perioral tingling Headache, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain Salivation … in the Dandenong Ranges area, is not significantly venomous and causes minor symptoms such as bite-site pain … Assessment History and Examination Bitten by a big black spider, with sudden pain Bite marks are usually …
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Sickle cell disease
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sickle_cell_disease/
.g. arm or leg pain) but maybe back or abdominal pain. (Most patients will be able to tell you … and duration of pain, dyspnoea, fever, pallor and lethargy Provoking factors (fever, travel, procedures, recent … hospital admission) Past history of chest crises and management - ICU admission/ ventilation Bone pain (e …