Results for “diarrhoea”

A previously well 2-year-old boy has passed two large, dark red stools today. He has had no abdominal pain, has not drawn up his legs, has not vomited and has h…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

An 18-month-old boy is brought to a rural emergency department after being found in a farm shed beside a spilt container, with his clothing wet. He is drowsy bu…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 14-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department by her mother three hours after being found crying in her bedroom beside an empty packet of ibuprofen…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 14-month-old girl is brought to a rural general practice with three days of watery diarrhoea and vomiting. She is alert and playing, her lips are dry, her cap…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

An 18-month-old girl weighing 10.0 kg has had four days of diarrhoea and has been given water and diluted cordial at home. She is lethargic with a doughy feel t…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · niche

A 2-year-old girl has had 24 hours of vomiting and watery diarrhoea. She is alert and irritable, her mucous membranes are dry, her father thinks her eyes look s…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 4-year-old girl is admitted with four days of diarrhoea. She is 10 per cent dehydrated but not shocked, and her serum sodium on arrival is 172 mmol/L (135-145…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 5-week-old boy has vomited after feeds for three weeks. The milk now comes back forcefully enough to reach the floor, and he immediately wants to feed again.…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 3-year-old boy weighing 15 kg has had two days of profuse vomiting and diarrhoea. On arrival he was drowsy with cold mottled legs, capillary refill of five se…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist

An 11-month-old boy weighing 10 kg has had 36 hours of watery diarrhoea and vomiting. He lies quietly in his mother's arms and opens his eyes when spoken to. Hi…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 3-year-old girl has a red bulging left tympanic membrane. She is afebrile, has had no ear discharge, and is playing in the waiting room. She is not Aboriginal…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · common

A 16-month-old girl who arrived in Australia from overseas six months ago is brought to a general practice because she is not gaining weight. Her weight has fal…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 14-month-old girl has been crying, pulling at both ears and febrile for a day. She has had paracetamol, is drinking normally and is not vomiting. Temperature…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 7-year-old boy is brought in by his mother, who has biopsy-proven coeliac disease, as does his older sister. He is well, on the 50th centile for height and we…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · niche

A 9-week-old girl is brought to a regional emergency department with three weeks of cough. Her mother describes bouts of coughing that leave her red in the face…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 15-year-old girl attends a general practice with her mother, who is worried that she has stopped eating properly and has lost weight. Her mother says she has…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 7-month-old girl is referred to a paediatric clinic with slow weight gain. Her weight has fallen from the 50th to the 9th centile over three months while her…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist

A 5-month-old boy is brought to a regional general practice because he "is not filling out". Born at term weighing 3.4 kg, he tracked along the 50th centile unt…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 9-year-old girl has had five months of intermittent central abdominal pain, worst on school mornings. Her parents separated six months ago and she has missed…

Paediatrics · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 9-year-old boy has primary nocturnal enuresis with no daytime urinary symptoms, normal growth, normal blood pressure and a normal urinalysis. An eight-week al…

Paediatrics · Pre-internship · middle twist