Lesson 1Handling issues: skin swelling, after-strep kidney risk, and urgent send signsCovers spotting and treating impetigo issues, like skin swelling, deep infection, after-strep kidney swelling, stressing early warning signs and urgent specialist send rules.
Spotting and rating skin swelling badnessSigns of body poison and blood infection riskAfter-strep kidney overviewWatch urine, blood pressure, swellingUrgent send and hospital triggersLesson 2Other possibilities: cold sore, chickenpox, allergy contact rash, blister impetigo vs look-alikes — reasons for eachTells impetigo from other kids blister and crusted rashes, like cold sore, chickenpox, allergy contact rash, with key look hints and reasons for each other diagnosis.
Telling impetigo from cold soreWhat sets impetigo and chickenpox apartAllergy contact rash like impetigoBlister impetigo vs staph scald skinWhen to think auto-immune blister diseaseLesson 3Germs and how it starts: Staph aureus and Strep pyogenes parts, poison-made blistersLooks at germs and start of impetigo, focusing Staph aureus, Strep pyogenes, poison blistering, and body factors that affect settling, entering, and how bad it gets.
Staph aureus harm waysStrep pyogenes skin infection pathsPoison blisters and skin splitNose and skin settling spots roleBody defence and skin barrier factorsLesson 4Check details: honey crusts, blisters, nearby gland swell, mouth involvementDetails aimed skin and mouth check in thought impetigo and blister disease, highlighting spot look, spread, body signs, and gland finds to guide diagnosis, badness rate, next steps.
Spot look and change over timeSpread patterns and body spot likesCheck honey crusts and raw spotsMouth and around mouth involvementFeel nearby glands and swellingLesson 5Common shows: non-blister and blister impetigo, around mouth/nose spread, growing patternsDescribes usual look patterns of non-blister and blister impetigo in kids, including usual body spots, spread on hurt skin, and different features from other kids blister rashes.
Non-blister impetigo face and limb spotsBlister impetigo in babies and small kidsAround mouth and nose featuresSelf-spread and spot grow patternsSpot odd or wide showsLesson 6When to think skin doc or germ doc referral and hospital signsClears when main care not enough, listing bad signs needing skin or germ doc help, hospital entry rules, and team care link in hard or shaky kids.
Bad look features needing step upSkin special doc send rulesWhen to call germ doc expertsEmergency room check signsHospital entry rules and watch needsLesson 7When for test checks: wound swab and grow, PCR for cold sore, when blood tests neededExplains when test checks needed in kids impetigo and blister rashes, including swab grow, MRSA check, cold sore PCR, blood tests, to fine treatment and check body involvement.
When for germ swab and growRead grow and sensitive resultsMRSA check ways signsCold sore PCR role in blister spotsWhen for blood count, swelling mark, kidney testsLesson 8Stop spread and public health: school out rules, clean, clear germs ways, clean shared thingsCovers stop spread rules for impetigo and like infections, including school out rules, clean teaching, clear germ ways, and place clean to cut spread in homes and areas.
School and creche out and back rulesHand clean and nail care for kidsHome close ones handle and checkCream and full clear germ waysClean sheets, toys, shared thingsLesson 9Advise families on spread, wound care, and back-to-school tipsGives ways to advise carers on spread, wound care, med use, safe time back to school or creche, stressing real steps that help healing and cut home spread.
Explain spread and pass waysHome wound clean and cover waysTopical med use and skip home curesBath, clothes, sheet tipsBack-to-school time and papersLesson 10Cream and full treatment plans: mupirocin/fusidic acid cream plans, mouth antibiotics (cephalexin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, MRSA thinks) with amount, how often, timeReviews proven cream and full antibiotic plans for kids impetigo, including med pick, amounts, time, MRSA thinks, and ways to limit resistance while sure heal and stick.
When for cream vs mouth therapyMupirocin and fusidic acid amounts and timeFirst mouth beta-lactam med picksChange therapy for thought MRSAAdvise on stick and side effectsLesson 11Key history: fever start, time line, close contacts, school/creche effects and spread riskLists key history points in thought impetigo and blister disease, including sign time, fever, contacts, school place, risk factors that affect diagnosis, spread advice, public health choices.
Start, grow, past skin issuesFever, unwell feel, body sign checkHome, school, play contact historyRecent hurt, bug bites, skin breakPast MRSA, eczema, repeat infection history
