5 results for “febrile illness in paediatric patient”
1y · Male·acute meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae, associated with diffuse brain sw…
…ed locum (Dr B.) misdiagnosing bacterial meningitis as viral gastroenteritis; failure to recognise severe illness despite tachycardia, tachypnoea, lethargy, and inability to tolerate oral fluids; inappropriate discharge…
14y · Female·Neisseria meningitidis infection (meningococcal septicaemia)
…red for 10 hours despite clear indicators of sepsis. Antibiotics were finally started at midnight but the patient died from meningococcal septicaemia at 4:50 am. The coroner found the death preventable. Critical clinica…
1y · Female·viral respiratory tract infection (Parainfluenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus…
…ptococcus pyogenes sepsis following recent COVID-19 infection. She presented to ED twice in two days with febrile illness, poor intake, and lethargy. At first presentation, clinical assessment was appropriate and she im…
3y · Female·massive air embolism
…The bag was placed in an opaque pressure cuff that forced both fluid and air through the IV line into the patient's circulation. At 250 mL/hour infusion rate, fluid exhausted after ~24 minutes, sending ~70-100 mL of air…
2y · Male·Myocarditis secondary to Kawasaki Disease
…nting with all five clinical diagnostic criteria for KD, he was discharged home with a diagnosis of viral illness. The attending registrar considered KD but rejected it, citing atypical features that are actually charac…
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