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Cerebral palsy - increased seizures
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seizures PIC Endorsed See also Afebrile seizures Cerebral palsy Cerebral palsy: chest infection Cerebral … illness , chest infection , UTI Changes in medication, specifically AED or missed doses of AED … severe seizures upon abrupt withdrawal CNS infection VP shunt malfunction History History of previous …
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Common causes of ataxia
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* Toxins* Tumours* Immune (eg ADEM)* Metabolic Infections Vascular (eg Stroke) Trauma Conversion disorder … B19 and enterovirus infections or occur post immunisations ) Usually occurs 5-10 days after …
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Chest pain
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pain include: Musculoskeletal pain/costochondritis Precordial catch Respiratory infection or asthma … Recent dental procedure Recent skin infection or procedure Dukes Criteria for IE CXR changes possible … troponin Pericardial effusion Screen for risk factors: infective (recent viral, bacterial, TB, fungal …
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Acute otitis media
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upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) Otoscopic images of tympanic membranes (TM): Normal tympanic … complications Other suppurative complications including intracranial spread of infection are rare Facial nerve … or glue ear, is fluid in the middle ear without signs and symptoms of infection, other than transient …
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Upper limb non-use
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See also Fractures Pulled elbow The acutely swollen joint Bone and joint infection Child abuse Key … was unwitnessed Consider serious causes such as infections or child abuse Neonates and children with underlying …, swelling and deformity along the line of the clavicle Soft tissue injury History of injury Infection Septic …
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Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)
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; in the setting of feeding, gastro-oesophageal reflux or increased upper respiratory tract infections. Assessment …, periodic breathing Lower respiratory tract infection More serious (less common) Seizure/infantile spasms … Infections: pertussis, bacterial infection Cardiac: congenital heart disease, arrhythmias Other: electrolyte …
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Acute red eye
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day for 5–7 days. Advise parents of infection control measures (eg washing hands before and after … and cool compresses. Infection control measures. Contagious until eye stops tearing Suspect herpes simplex … infection if lid vesicles and/or reduced vision and/or photophobia: Swab for HSV PCR Likely to require …
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Hyponatraemia
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ventilation CNS: infections, injury, tumour Post-operative, trauma, pain Endocrine: Hypothyroid, low cortisol … and losses Underlying cause, for example: infections, malignancy, trauma Medications which may cause SIADH … Examination Fluid status Weight Signs of cerebral oedema Evidence of underlying infective or malignant cause …
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Bronchiolitis
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infection, generally affecting children <12 months of age It is a clinical diagnosis, based on typical …. CXRs cannot discriminate between viral and bacterial infections and are poorly reproducible in this age … L. Palivizumab for preventing severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in children …
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CSF interpretation
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Meningitis Meningococcal infection Last updated October 2024 Reference List Bhaskaran A, Racsa L, Gander R … in the cerebrospinal fluid. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Connell T, and Curtis N. How to interpret a CSF—the art … and the science. Hot Topics in Infection and Immunity in Children II . Springer, Boston, MA. 2005 Curtis GDW …