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Print out this document to test your learners’ knowledge. You can also use the interactive quizzes on the website and track learners results using My groups. Every first aid skill has five questions. Print out the whole quiz or each required skill page. Correct answers can be found on the final pages. Use the links below to go to the page you ...
This guideline will aid clinicians working within the paediatric department in the initial assessment, investigation, management and follow up for children (under 16 years of age) presenting with fits, faints, and funny turns. Please see the below diagram which will direct you on further assessment and management of fits, faints, and funny turns.
Pocket Guide for asthma management and prevention for adults and children older than 5 years (updated 2020). Summary for primary health care providers, to be used in conjunction with the main GINA report. Difficult-to-treat and severe asthma in adolescent and adult patients. Diagnosis and Management.
Methods. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate instruments that assess cough frequency or impact in adults, adolescents, and children with acute or chronic cough. Results. Seventy-eight studies were included, of which eight were randomized controlled trials and 70 were observational studies.
Asthma is the most common cause of chronic cough in children. Some 25% of children with asthma only cough and never wheeze (called cough variant asthma). The cough is usually dry (nonproductive). Coughing spells can come on suddenly. The coughing spells have the same triggers as asthma attacks.
Fun ways to encourage cough and sneeze hygiene. We share four fun ways to engage young children in learning how to avoid spreading germs when a cough or sneeze escapes.
Click here to download a printable version of this page. There are many reasons for childhood “funny turns”. Your medical practitioner will have given you a likely diagnosis and this leaflet contains links for further information on some of the commonest causes of funny turns in childhood.
