Child Health 3 - Charlotte

The Case

Intensifying treatment

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Open Question

Unfortunately, two weeks of oral ciprofloxacin is not effective. She is therefore admitted.


How would you treat her in hospital?

Open Question

The nurses tell you that Charlotte has had high blood sugars whilst on the ward. You review her clinic notes and realise that she was on insulin and that this has been omitted from her drug chart.


Why does she have diabetes?