28th February 2024

You review a 5-year-old patient on the ward due to new symptoms.

Date	Drug Name	Dose	Route	Frequency	Prescribers Signature
17/03/2023	Salbutamol	5mg	Inhale Nebs	Every 20-30 minutes	DR
17/03/2023	Beclomethasone	100mcg	Inhaled	BD	DR
17/03/2023	Oxygen	5L	Inhaled	Continuous	DR
17/03/2023	Clarithromycin	200mg	IV	BD	DR
17/03/2023	Sodium chloride 0.9%	1L	IV	STAT over 6 hours	DR

You review a 5-year-old patient on the ward due to new symptoms. He is 18kg and was admitted to hospital with an LRTI. He is now presenting with diarrhoea, vomiting, tachycardia, hypotension, and dizziness. His past medical history includes asthma and a penicillin allergy. You review his drug chart.

What could be the cause of his new symptoms?

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