• Hydrofluoric acid exposure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrofluoric_acid_exposure/
    systemic hypocalcaemia Pain may be delayed and disproportionate to external signs Local anaesthetic …, due to fluorosis which manifests as hypocalcaemia. HF is found in rust cleaners, car wheel cleaners …  All exposures should be medically assessed Exposure associated with hypocalcaemia:  >1% body surface …
  • Immigrant health - acute presentations
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immigrant_Health_acute_presentations/
    dysentery Gastroenteritis Immigrant health – Intestinal Parasites Hypocalcaemia Tetany, muscle cramps … hypocalcaemia need screening in ED (Vitamin D, Ca, Mg, PO 4 , ALP and PTH, UEC and urine Cr, Ca PO 4 …
  • Hyperphosphataemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperphosphataemia/
    serum calcium and albumin levels. Severe hyperphosphataemia can lead to symptomatic hypocalcaemia
  • Hypomagnesaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypomagnesaemia/
    : arrhythmias and ECG changes (PR/QT prolongation) Metabolic: hypokalaemia, hypocalcaemia Central nervous system …
  • Vitamin D deficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vitamin_D_deficiency/
    , provided they do not have symptoms/signs Consider admission: symptomatic hypocalcaemia (including tetany … hypocalcaemia or severe rickets (will require admission) Children presenting with clinical rickets, abnormal …
  • Brief Resolved Unexplained Event BRUE
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Brief_Resolved_Unexplained_Event_BRUE/
    Metabolic: hypoglycaemia, hypocalcaemia, hypokalaemia, other inborn errors of metabolism Toxins/Drugs …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    , hypernatraemia Hypocalcaemia  Consider Brain injury Stroke Meningitis/Encephalitis Shunt complication Manage …
  • Sodium valproate poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sodium_valproate_poisoning/
    acidosis, hypocalcaemia, hypoglycaemia, hyperammonaemia, deranged liver function tests Myelosuppression …
  • Hypophosphataemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypophosphataemia/
    : abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting hyperphosphatemia (over-correction), hypocalcaemia
  • Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperosmolar_hyperglycaemic_state/
    during replacement)   Magnesium Significant hypomagnesaemia may contribute to hypocalcaemia, but often …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.