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  • Urinary tract infection
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Urinary_tract_infection/
    feedback Urinary tract infection Urinary tract infection PIC Endorsed See also Febrile child Sepsis … (and admit for IV antibiotics) Blood culture at any age, if sepsis suspected Consider LP if meningitis …
  • Metabolic disorders
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Metabolic_disorders/
    clinical picture often mistaken for sepsis Childhood:  recurrent unexplained vomiting with severe …
  • Petechiae and purpura
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Fever_and_Petechiae_Purpura/
    and purpura Petechiae and purpura PIC Endorsed See also Sepsis – assessment and management Acute meningococcal …
  • Parapneumonic effusion
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Parapneumonic_effusion/
    Parapneumonic effusion Parapneumonic effusion PIC Endorsed See also Pneumonia Sepsis Febrile Child Key points …
  • Vomiting
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vomiting/
    illness Sepsis UTI Meningitis Neurological Headache Migraine Intracranial pathology ie raised ICP …
  • Anticholinergic syndrome
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anticholinergic_syndrome/
    Malignant hyperthermia Salicylate toxicity Non-toxicological causes may include: Encephalitis Sepsis …
  • The limping or non-weight bearing child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Child_with_limp/
    , sepsis , bursitis, discitis, epidural collection Trauma (see Fractures ) including child abuse/inflicted …
  • Febrile seizure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_seizure/
    febrile seizures Persistent altered mental status (>1 hour) Signs of sepsis, meningitis or encephalitis …
  • Periorbital and orbital cellulitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Periorbital_and_orbital_cellulitis/
    Febrile child Sepsis Local antimicrobial guidelines Key points Orbital cellulitis is an emergency …
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia SVT
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Supraventricular_Tachycardia_SVT/
    there is clear evidence it is not VT Factors that may contribute to tachycardia (eg sepsis, pain, dehydration …