• Hypertension in children and adolescents
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypertension_in_children_and_adolescents/
    >6 years old and is generally associated with obesity or a family history of hypertension Secondary … Assessment Risk factors Overweight/obesity Male sex Family history of hypertension Low birth weight …, four limb BP for upper and lower limb discrepancy Height and weight: obesity, growth retardation Signs …
  • Asthma in primary school-aged children (6-11 years)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Asthma_in_primary_school-aged_children_(6-11_years)/
    comorbidities eg obesity, sleep apnoea, chronic rhinosinusitis, confirmed food allergy Assessment of asthma … contributing factors: Allergic rhinitis Obesity Obstructive sleep apnoea Gastro-oesophageal reflux …, obesity, social risk factors etc) Most other children require maintenance treatment (preventer …
  • Cerebral palsy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_palsy/
    problems.  Obesity interferes with progress in motor skills Gastro-oesophageal reflux can result …
  • Menstrual management in adolescents with disabilities
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Menstrual_management_in_adolescents_with_disabilities/
    difficulty, malabsorption, medication interactions and obesity Examination Height, weight, blood pressure …
  • Abdominal pain - acute
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_acute/
    Vaso-occlusive crisis acute painful episodes of abdominal pain Cholecystitis Obesity Cholelithiasis Spina bifida …
  • Asthma in adolescents (12 years and over)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Asthma_in_adolescents_(12_years_and_over)/
    factors Allergic rhinitis Obesity Obstructive sleep apnoea Gastro-oesophageal reflux Dysfunctional …
  • Vulval and Vaginal Conditions
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vulval_and_Vaginal_Conditions/
    , tight clothing, wet swimming costumes, obesity) Poor hygiene Irritants (soap residue, bubble baths …
  • Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperosmolar_hyperglycaemic_state/
    be overestimated Precipitants and risk factors Obesity Undiagnosed or uncontrolled diabetes, especially type 2 …
  • COVID-19
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/COVID-19/
    for more severe disease Immunosuppression Children with severe or complex chronic disease Obesity Pregnancy …
  • Can’t intubate can’t oxygenate (CICO) airway emergency management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Can_t_intubate_can_t_oxygenate_(CICO)_airway_emergency_management/
    in situation of impalpable airway anatomy due to obesity or pathology (this precludes scalpel bougie technique …

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.