The Febrile Child
A chili of 2% years old presents to you with a temperature of 38.0°C. The mother says that Ignats seems
otherwise well. Please take a relevant history...
Introduce yourself
Been feverish for about 5 days now
Fever has been high the whole 5 days
Nothing relieves - paracetamol helped a little
Nothing makes fever worse
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No obvious associated features - a litle lethargic mark,
Things have not heen getting worse Yemack
No urinary symptoms % mark
No bowel eymptoms mark
No vomiting Ys mark
No change in behaviour YA amark
No change in appetite or Nuids Ye oak
No apparent change in weight ‘mark
No cough, sniffles or other respiratory symptoms. Y% mark
No phowphobia 4s mack
No toss of weight % mark
Rest of family (mun, dad, sister 0€ 3 years) is well smash
No contacts that are ill Ye mark
Dad is a doctor, mum is a nurse Ye mark
No pets va mark
All bom in Australia Ye mark
No recent O/S travel Ye mark
No recent surgery % mark
No history of congenital disorders (e.g. heart=>SBE, Renal disease=>UT!) mark
Not taking any medications Ye mark
Having taken a thorough history, perform a verbal physical examination to elicit any sign:
General appearance good - color good, active and interacting, U mark
Vital signs (Note: the figures below are average for a 2 sear old child) % mark
- Ucar rate LS bpm add Yemark
. Respiratory Rate 25/min add % mark
. ‘Blood Pressure 95/60 add Ye mark
Respiratory System
. No flaring, grunt, cyanosis, retraction or accessory muscle useMax 2% mark
. No abnormal percussion in chest mark
. No abnorinal auscultatory signs va mark
Abdominal Palpation
. No distension, tenderness, guarding, masses or organomegaly Max. 2% mark
. Bowel sounds present and normal Y% mark
Dennatological Inspection
. No skin rashes, petechiae or skin infections Max. 1% mark
Joint and Bony Examination
. No bonefjoint tenderness, swelling or erythema Max. 1% mark
ENT
. No otitis, mastoiditis. pharyngitis. rhinits. neck stiffuess or lymphadenopathy