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red flag
a warning
Notes:
- red flags of serious infection in children
a) cyanosis
b) rapid breathing (tachypnea)
c) poor peripheral perfusion
d) petechial rash
e) cough, vomiting, diarrhea less serious warning
Specific
alarm features of dyspepsia
References
- Van den Bruel A et al
Diagnostic value of clinical features at presentation to
identify serious infection in children in developed countries:
a systematic review
Lancet. 2010 Mar 6;375(9717):834-845. Epub 2010 Feb 2.
PMID: 20132979
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(09)62000-6
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)62000-6/fulltext