A 3-year-old girl has 24 hours of vomiting and frequent watery diarrhoea. She is alert and drinking but has reduced appetite. Her capillary refill tim...

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A 3-year-old girl has 24 hours of vomiting and frequent watery diarrhoea. She is alert and drinking but has reduced appetite. Her capillary refill time is

Accepted Answer

Advise oral rehydration solution in small frequent sips and continue normal feeds

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Admit urgently for intravenous fluids

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Prescribe Loperamide

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Withhold all food and milk until diarrhoea stops

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Start broad-spectrum oral antibiotics

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Paediatric gastroenteritis

A 3-year-old girl has 24 hours of vomiting and frequent watery diarrhoea. She is alert and drinking but has reduced appetite. Her capillary refill time is <2 seconds and mucous membranes are slightly dry. What is the most appropriate management in primary care?