ABDO PAIN PED

Red Flag' Symptoms and Signs

Ask about:

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  Weight loss
   
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    Always plot the current weight against height
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  Slow linear growth
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  Gastrointestinal blood loss
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  Significant vomiting, bloody or bilious vomiting
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  Chronic severe diarrhoea
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  Persistent right upper or right lower quadrant pain
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  Unexplained fever
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  Right upper quadrant pain / tenderness
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  Family history of inflammatory bowel disease