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General Symptons

When to take your child to hospital

The decision to take your child to hospital is difficult and this post attempts to help the parent who is unsure. Those symptoms such as cough, fever, or vomiting are common but occasionally may herald the onset of a more serious condition.
December 1, 2018
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Unwell Child

Febrile Illness In Infants and Children

April 18, 2017
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Recurrent & Persistent Coughs

Cough can be classified as either recurrent or persistent and lasting 4 - 6 weeks. [highlight] Cough further info: [/highlight] [tabs style="default" title="Recurrent cough"] [tab title="Consultation "] History - Severity of cough, timeline,…
August 7, 2014
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Dr Scott Parsons

The author, has worked as a general practitioner with a special interest in paediatrics for the last 20 years. He has developed this website in order to help parents with the task of raising children. He currently works in Adelaide at Total GP Care Norwood and Priorty Paediatrics

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