GRUNTING MNEUMONIC - Is this child seriously ill?

Question 1

G

Answer 1

grunting
weak or continuous high-pitched cry
tachypnoea

Question 2

R

Answer 2

rib recession 
retraction of sternomastoid 
nasal flaring 
wheeze 
stridor

Question 3

U

Answer 3

Unequal or unresponsive pupils
focal CNS signs
fits
marked hypotonia

Question 4

N

Answer 4

Not using limbs/lying still

Odd or rigid posture (decorticate/decerebrate)

Question 5

T

Answer 5

> 38 if under 6 months

>39 degrees

Question 6

I

Answer 6

I had a bad idea about this baby

Question 7

N

Answer 7

Neck rigidity
Non-blanching rash
Meningism - bulging fontanelle

Question 8

G

Answer 8

green bile in vomit - atresia, volvulus