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Cough
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Foreign body Croup Key points The most common cause of cough is an upper respiratory tract infection … 6-12 respiratory tract infections per year, usually accompanied by cough. In most children, the cough … in children is a viral upper respiratory tract infection or post-infectious cough. The likelihood of other …
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Suprapubic aspirate
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of the Victorian Paediatric Clinical Network See also Urinary tract infection Febrile child Acute pain management … important to confirm a UTI, eg in a child with recurrent urinary tract infections with positive cultures … skin infection Potential complications Common: Microscopic haematuria Rare: Macroscopic haematuria …
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Acquired Torticollis
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the child has signs of fever, infection or abnormal neurology, appropriate imaging should be performed … Atlantoaxial rotary subluxation/fixation Infection: head and neck, spine, CNS or upper lobe chest Inflammation … of trauma Infective symptoms: fever (see Febrile child), increased drooling , sore throat, dysphagia …
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COVID-19
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severely affected by COVID-19 than adults, including those infected with newer variants such as the Delta … COVID-19) are a large family of viruses that cause respiratory infections Like other viruses, SARS-CoV-2 … of a localised infective focus and clinical syndrome (eg bronchiolitis) Maintain a low threshold for assessment …
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HSV Gingivostomatitis
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Primary Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection in children is usually asymptomatic or non-specific. Herpetic … whitlow (often in children who suck their thumb), lip adhesions and secondary infections Assessment … History Illness occurs approximately one week after contact with an infected person (the contact case …
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Persistent nasal discharge rhinosinusitis
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; Infection Viral Bacterial Streptococcal Pneumoniae Haemophilus Influenzae (non typeable) Moraxella …) Acute bacterial sinusitis This usually follows a viral infection. Mucosal inflammation and thick … secretions block the normal sinus drainage resulting in secondary bacterial infection. Symptoms Signs Nasal …
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Empiric treatment of infectious diseases in Ebola suspect
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infection can be excluded (by a negative Ebola PCR at 72 hours after symptom onset), the routine blood tests … the possibility of co-existing Ebola infection Other routine tests (eg white cell count, blood culture, LFTs, CSF … Diseases team is also recommended . See also: Infection control Ebola resources Ebola virus management …
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Vulval and Vaginal Conditions
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Sexually transmitted infections Adolescent gynaecology - lower abdominal pain Adolescent gynaecology - … vaginal or perineal pain and/or itch Children with recurrent urinary tract infection symptoms but negative … Pinworms Bacterial overgrowth Foreign body Sexually transmitted infections Vaginal foreign body Trauma …
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The limping or non-weight bearing child
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Endorsed See also Fractures Bone and joint infections Acutely swollen joint Child abuse Key points Most … cause) • Recent viral infection (acute myositis, transient synovitis) Examination Generalised wasting … tuberosity, Severs – calcaneus) SUFE All ages: Infections: osteomyelitis/septic arthritis , bursitis …
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Burns - Post Acute Care and Dressings
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infection Promote healing Optimise nutrition Prevent complications Analgesia Manage pain using multimodal … be worn for dressing changes Burns TBSA >10% may require additional infection control measures including … isolation – follow local Burns Unit infection precautions Fever is a common reaction to the hypermetabolic …