Dengue Flashcards

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Phases of dengue

A

DF in the febrile phase
DF w/ leakage/critical phase
DF w/ leakage + shock grade 3
DF w/ leakage + shock grade 4
Recovery phase

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Dengue recovery features

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Child’s appetite improves
Pruritis
Rash
Polyuria
Relative bradycardia
Ht drops
Platelet count starts to rise = best indicator
WBC rises

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Causes of fits in a child with dengue

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Fever, hypoglycaemia, cerebral oedema, eectrolyte imbalance, dengue encephalitis

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