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Case: Spider Envenomation

A 5-year-old boy presents after a spider bite while playing in a garden in Sydney. He is sweating, hypertensive, tachycardic and has muscle fasciculations.

1. State clinical features of funnel-web spider envenomation you would seek. 3 marks

2. State your immediate management priorities. 3 marks

3. Complete the table with respect to funnel-web antivenom indication, dose and administration, effect and safety. 4 marks

4. Outline key aspects of monitoring and disposition in any patient. 2 marks

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Case: Spider Envenomation

1. State clinical features of funnel-web spider envenomation you would seek. 3 marks

2. State your immediate management priorities. 3 marks

3. Complete the table with respect to funnel-web antivenom indication, dose and administration, effect and safety. 4 marks

4. Outline key aspects of monitoring and disposition in any patient. 2 marks

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