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NICE Quick Reference Guide: Diarrhoea and Vomiting in Children Under Five

The quick reference summary of the NICE guideline on gastroenteritis in children under five: the symptoms and signs that suggest the diagnosis, the table for assessing clinical dehydration and severe dehydration, fluid management before and after rehydration, nutrition and continued feeding, escalating care, when antibiotics and antidiarrhoeals are and are not given, and the advice for parents and carers.

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