Red flag symptoms for Respiratory Infections
1.Cough >3 weeks
2.Persistent cough in a smoker
3.Haemoptysis
4.Persistent hoarseness >3 weeks
5.Persistent sore throat
6.Persistent palpable neck lumps
7.Persistent unilateral enlarged tonsil
8.Difficulty completing sentences
9.Difficulty swallowing (particularly own saliva)
10.Shortness of breath
11.Pleuritic chest pain
12.Headache, photophobia and neck stiffness
13.Non-blanching rash
14.Nasal flaring/grunting in babies
15.Recession of intercostal muscles in young children
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