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Community acquired needle stick injury
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in a child leading to transmission of a blood borne virus such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV … , do not routinely investigate for hepatitis C or HIV Source - if known, test for: Hepatitis B surface … antigen Hepatitis C serology HIV serology Do not send the needle or syringe for testing, as results …
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Fever in the recently returned traveller
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Rickettsial infection Rickettsial infection Hepatitis Arboviral infections, eg Dengue, Yellow fever Measles … fever Hepatomegaly Malaria, typhoid, dengue, viral hepatitis, amoebiasis, leptospirosis Splenomegaly … haemorrhage Typhoid Cough, coryza, conjunctivitis Respiratory viruses, measles Jaundice Viral hepatitis …
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Chickenpox (varicella)
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superinfection, particularly group A Streptococcus (GAS) and S aureus , pneumonia, encephalitis, hepatitis …) Immunodeficiency Complications Encephalitis Hepatitis Pneumonia/pneumonitis Management Investigations Chickenpox … . 2019. 3(1):e000433. Durand L, Sachs P, Lemaitre C, Lorrot M, Bassehila J, Bourdon O, Prot-Labarthe S …
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Immigrant health - acute presentations
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) Typhoid Dysentery Dengue and arboviral infections Hepatitis Febrile Child Illness in returned traveller …/vomiting, family history Hepatitis Abdominal pain Immigrant health – Intestinal Parasites Immigrant health … - H pylori Immigrant health - Hepatitis B Diarrhoea Viral gastroenteritis Bacterial gastroenteritis …
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Iron poisoning
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mg ferrous sulphate 87.4 mg Ferrogradumet*, Ferrograd C* 325 mg ferrous sulphate 105 mg Ferro-tab 200 …–72 hours Hypotension Anion gap metabolic acidosis Potential multi-system failure Coma 4: Hepatic … necrosis 12–96 hours Acute hepatic failure Jaundice Coagulopathy Hypoglycaemia Coma 5: Bowel obstruction 2 …
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Neonatal antimicrobial guidelines
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) Abnormal neurological status or seizures Vesicular rash Corneal ulcer/keratitis Hepatitis 3 …, and clinical judgment. Pediatrics 2010;126(4):e865-73. Berkhout A, Kapoor V, Heney C, Jones C, Clark J, Vaska V …, Lai M, Nourse, C. Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Infants: 13 Year Evaluation (2005-2017 …
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Abdominal pain - acute
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/pharyngitis , pneumonia ) Hepatitis Meckel's diverticulitis Adolescents Abdominal trauma Appendicitis … Pancreatitis Hepatitis Inflammatory bowel disease Pelvic inflammatory disease Renal calculi Epididymitis Hip …. These may include: Urine analysis (+/- culture +/- pregnancy test if indicated) LFTs eg for hepatitis Lipase …
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Sexual health history taking in the adolescent
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resources Australian Society for HIV, viral hepatitis and sexual health medicine Sexual history taking …. Kauer S, Fisher C. Victorian Young People and Sexual Health 2018, Bundoora: Australian Research Centre … Health. 2018. 2 (3): 223-228. The Kirby Institute. HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmissible …
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Contact prophylaxis for invasive meningococcal or Hib disease
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, C, W or Y Haemophilus influenzae type b Requires contact prophylaxis The index patient if they have … should be completed Rifampicin should not be used if there is hepatic impairment Preferred in infants …
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Altered conscious state
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or hepatic failure, hypo/hypernatremia, hypothermia, inborn error of metabolism Other Acute confusional … in children. In M. C. Patterson (Ed.), UpToDate . NSW Health. (2014). Infants and children: Acute management …. Retrieved from https://starship.org.nz/guidelines/coma/ Wong, C. P., Forsyth, R. J., Kelly, T. P., & Eyre, J …