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Gastroenteritis
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infection or inflammatory bowel conditions Urine output Crampy abdominal pain Past GI / surgical history (eg … Many children will have a normal examination, or generalised abdominal tenderness Pallor, irritability … unwell child Focal abdominal tenderness Guarding Significant distension Absent or high-pitched bowel …
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COVID-19
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symptoms Cough Sore throat Coryza Gastrointestinal features Vomiting Diarrhoea Abdominal pain Risk factors … and abdominal pain Several features overlap with Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome Other infectious … pain ) Children should be investigated and treated based on clinical appearance, presence …
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Nephrotic syndrome
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): cellulitis spontaneous bacterial peritonitis – abdominal pain, fever, nausea/vomiting, rebound tenderness … be concurrently intravascular volume deplete): dizziness, abdominal cramps …, abdominal), gross scrotal / vulval oedema gross limb oedema with potential for skin breakdown / cellulitis …
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Upper limb non-use
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, anorexia, night sweats Nocturnal pain Pallor, bruising Hepatosplenomegaly/abdominal mass Pain syndrome … of “pull” on the arm Unable to move arm without history of injury Pain present or absent Location … distress or pain Fever Fully expose the upper limb Joint and limb assessment using the “Look, Feel, Move …
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Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
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recession Abdominal breathing Hoarse voice Drooling Stridor Stertor Keep child calm (e.g. hands off approach … or suprasternal recession, abdominal breathing, nasal flare, head bob, tracheal tug, forward posture Respiratory … hypothermia Pain management Acute pain management Important considerations Cardiac dysfunction & pericardial …
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Haemophilia
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of iliopsoas haemorrhage) undiagnosed abdominal pain persistent haematuria bleeding causing severe pain … or mobility Prompt clotting factor replacement reduces the pain and long-term consequences of bleeding … and muscle bleeds For muscle and joint bleeds P.R.I.C.E will limit bleeding and reduce pain. Initiate …
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Gastrostomy acute replacement of displaced tubes
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be difficult to identify but is typically associated with pain and distress with abdominal distension … and does not leak before inserting the new tube. Analgesia Reinsertion of a gastrostomy tube can be painful … recommencing feeds, consider the following complications: Ileus (this can be identified by the presence of pain …
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Vulval and Vaginal Conditions
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Sexually transmitted infections Adolescent gynaecology - lower abdominal pain Adolescent gynaecology - … vaginal or perineal pain and/or itch Children with recurrent urinary tract infection symptoms but negative … discharge is usually minimal Menarche usually occurs 2-3 years after thelarche Vulval and vaginal pain …
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Adolescent gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding
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gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding PIC Endorsed See also Adolescent Gynaecology - Lower Abdominal Pain … flags in red History Menstrual history (menarche, last menstrual period, frequency, duration, flow, pain … , tachycardia Skin: pallor, petechiae, bruising Abdominal examination: tenderness or pelvic mass Secondary …
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Family Violence
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developmental milestones School aged child Recurrent abdominal pain and headache Regressed behaviours (eg … and or petechiae around neck or head could suggest recent attempt at strangulation Unexplained pain: abdominal pain …