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Fractures of the Pelvic Ring and Acetabulum - Emergency Department
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or abdominal pain lower limb deformity or neurological abnormality, or the patient is obtunded. Specific signs … X-ray, but will be suggested by pain with attempts to walk) ! Observing the patient walking …
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Diabetes Mellitus: new presentation
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, dehydration, abdominal pain, altered consciousness A diagnosis of diabetes should not be based on a single BGL … Presence and duration of symptoms: excessive thirst excessive urination weight loss vomiting abdominal pain …
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Hyponatraemia
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: Gastroenteritis Secretory/osmotic diarrhoea Skin losses (CF / burns) Abdominal 3rd spacing Hyperglycaemia Renal … ventilation CNS: infections, injury, tumour Post-operative, trauma, pain Endocrine: Hypothyroid, low cortisol …
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Food allergy - IgE mediated food allergy
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Angioedema Localised to area of contact (eg perioral) or widespread Gastrointestinal tract: Abdominal pain …
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Malaria
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Initial symptoms non-specific – include chills, sweating, abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache …
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
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discharge Testicular or pelvic pain Intermenstrual or postcoital bleeding Can also infect the eye, anus … Prompt treatment to prevent sequelae including ectopic pregnancy, infertility and chronic pelvic pain … Symptoms Range from asymptomatic to severe peritonitis and tubo-ovarian abscess formation Abdominal …
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Anaphylaxis
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Diarrhoea Abdominal or pelvic pain Dermatological Urticarial rash Erythema, flushing, tearing Angioedema … or change in character of cry Tongue swelling Chest pain or dyspnoea Subjective feeling of swelling …
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Kawasaki disease
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include: neurological: irritability, aseptic meningitis GIT symptoms: abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea … Exudates are not typical of KD Extremity changes Hyperaemia and painful oedema of hands and feet …
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Febrile child
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, vomiting, abdominal pain, musculoskeletal pain, rash Travel Sick contacts Immunisation: children <6 months …
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Sodium valproate poisoning
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: drowsiness, ataxia, seizures, coma Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain Cardiovascular …