SAQ37 – paeds – breathless 11 month old

An 11 month old male presents with likely bronchiolitis.

a. State six (6) criteria that would lead you to seek admission to hospital.

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b. What is the role of a chest X-ray in a patient with suspected bronchiolitis? State three (3) points in your answer.

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c. Assuming the patient is to be admitted and that you have referred to the Paediatric team, list three (3) management steps that you may commence in the emergency department. Provide one (1) justification for each step.

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The next day, you are advised that the patient is diagnosed with confirmed meningococcal sepsis.

d. List three (3) different groups of people who should be offered contact prophylaxis.

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e. In a case of Meningococcaemia, at what stage is notification to the public health department required?

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