Sepsis

A 3-year-old girl is brought to a rural general practice, two hours by road from the nearest hospital, with 12 hours of fever, vomiting and increasing drowsines…

Pre-internship · common

A 22-day-old boy born at term is brought to a rural emergency department because he felt hot. His rectal temperature is 38.4 degrees Celsius. He has fed normall…

Clinical rotations · common

A 4-year-old boy presents with fever, vomiting and severe pain in both legs. Over the preceding two hours, dark purple spots have appeared over his buttocks and…

Clinical rotations · common