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Fever in the recently returned traveller
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Fever_in_the_recently_returned_traveller/
Fever in the recently returned traveller … resources CPG feedback Fever in the recently returned traveller Fever in the recently returned traveller PIC … returned from overseas travel it is important to consider non-infectious causes for fever (eg DVT/PE …
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Prolonged fever
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Prolonged_fever/
fever Prolonged fever PIC Endorsed See also Febrile child Fever in the recently returned traveller … well looking children, who are not returned international travellers The following are outside … returned international traveller noting that with increasing globalisation, diseases that were …
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Febrile child
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/
and suspected or confirmed neutropenia Fever in the recently returned traveller Kawasaki disease Petechiae … CPG information Other resources CPG feedback Febrile child Febrile child PIC Endorsed See also Fever … and Purpura Sepsis – assessment and management Local antimicrobial guidelines Prolonged fever Key points …
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Malaria
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Malaria/
in the recently returned traveller Key points Malaria should be suspected in children with any febrile illness … Calendar CPG information Other resources CPG feedback Malaria Malaria PIC Endorsed See also Fever … if they have travelled to a region where malaria is endemic (see map below) Artemether-lumefantrine …
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Immigrant health - acute presentations
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immigrant_Health_acute_presentations/
also Illness in returned traveller guideline Immigrant health service resources Immigrant health - …) Typhoid Dysentery Dengue and arboviral infections Hepatitis Febrile Child Illness in returned traveller … with fever. Other health screening should be completed in the outpatient setting An interpreter is usually …
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Petechiae and purpura
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Fever_and_Petechiae_Purpura/
including meningococcal disease can present with a non-blanching rash, with or without fever The incidence …: purpura on the torso and back/face of a child Assessment All children with fever and petechiae/purpura …, joint pain, difficulty mobilising Travel Sick contacts Examination Children are considered unwell when …
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Gastroenteritis
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Gastroenteritis/
travellers with prolonged symptoms (>10 days) Immunocompromised patients with fever Treatment Many cases … that causes vomiting, diarrhoea and fever, often in sporadic seasonal outbreaks The cause may be viral … contacts Recent travel History of slow weight gain and/or fortification of feeds Recurrent presentations …
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Influenza
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
in returned traveller Febrile child Key points Most influenza in healthy children is self-limited … CPG information Other resources CPG feedback Influenza Influenza PIC Endorsed See also Fever … following an infection Assessment Clinical features of uncomplicated influenza Fever: 1/3 of children have …
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Altered conscious state
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Altered_conscious_state/
episodes Injury: mechanism, timing Presence of fever Past and recent medical history including immunisation …, quantity, timing Travel history: personal or that of close family contacts Examination Cardiac Pulse rate … transfers, see Retrieval Services Consider discharge when The child’s conscious state has returned to normal …
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Antimicrobial guidelines
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antimicrobial_guidelines/
Azithromycin in returned travellers from regions with high prevalence of cephalosporin resistance … A streptococci As for cellulitis 5 days Failure of first-line treatment, high fever or severe persistent pain … Australians Maori and Pacific Islander Personal history of rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease Family …