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Hypertension in children and adolescents
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Assessment Risk factors Overweight/obesity Male sex Family history of hypertension Low birth weight …, four limb BP for upper and lower limb discrepancy Height and weight: obesity, growth retardation Signs … weight management and metabolic risk Medical management Should be commenced if: Conservative measures …
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Diabetes insipidus
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from unusual sources (eg animal bowls) Loss of weight (fluid replacing food intake and dehydration … such as irritability, poor feeding and slow growth (or excessive weight gain due to thirst managed with milk feeds … daily review Daily weight (more often may be required) Avoid excessive IV fluids and/or excessive …
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Abdominal pain - acute
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, lethargy, irritability, anorexia, weight loss Dietary history Stool eg diarrhoea, constipation, blood … present with persistent crying, irritability, poor feeding and lethargy, draw up legs, refusal to weight … Bilious vomiting Volvulus Obstruction Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss DKA Dysuria, frequency and fever …
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Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
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at particular risk include Low birth weight and premature babies Those with a known medical condition eg …, reduced femoral pulses Increased weight gain (fluid overload) Hypotension Disability/neuro Lethargy … weight gain Glucose Apnoea Jitteriness Altered conscious state Haematological Non-blanching rash Bruising …
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Vancomycin
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are not intended to be used: PMA <25 weeks Weight <500 grams Renal impairment Receiving … on the infant’s Postmenstrual age (PMA)(weeks) (same as corrected gestational age) Weight (kg) Serum creatinine … the AUC via KidsCalc Vancomycin AUC calculator for infants aged 0-90 days *, based on: PMA (weeks) Weight …
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Thoracic elevation device - Airway pad
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of the neck and airway May reduce pressure areas Age Weight (kg) Pad Thickness 0 – 6 mths 3 to 7 …
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Bone and joint infection
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Functional limitations – eg limited range of motion, refusal to weight bear or non-use of the affected limb …’t forget the spine Assess gait and general posture: reluctance to weight bear or to use the affected … pain, lower limb neurology, ileus (higher lesions) Weight bearing, with limp Systemic features …
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Nephrotic syndrome
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to pre-illness weight (may be an isolated sign of fluid overload in absence of oedema) Fluid and oedema … and oedema management Strict fluid balance Measure urine output and calculate in mL/kg/hr Daily weights taken … without regular IV albumin infusions and weight is not increasing Appropriate steroid treatment has been …
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Metatarsal Foot Fractures - Emergency Department
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, and the patient may be unwilling or unable to bear weight. 5. What radiological investigations should be ordered … weight, but x-ray features may be subtle. Widened tarsal-metatarsal joint spaces or space between …
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Hyponatraemia
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Examination Fluid status Weight Signs of cerebral oedema Evidence of underlying infective or malignant cause … balance including weight Treat the underlying cause Management approach Consider consultation with local …