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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Antibiotic prescribing in children with reported penicillin or cephalosporin allergy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antibiotic_prescribing_in_children_with_reported_penicillin_or_cephalosporin_allergy/
    Concurrent illness (eg possible viral infection) Antibiotics previously tolerated (especially those after …
  • Acute scrotal pain or swelling
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_scrotal_pain_or_swelling/
    (ideally first pass urine collection) Bacterial infection more likely in child with structural urinary …
  • Dehydration
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Dehydration/
    illnesses (eg respiratory infection, diabetic ketoacidosis , meningitis and electrolyte disturbances …
  • Anaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaemia/
    , chloramphenicol, sulfonamides) Viral infection Severe nutritional deficiencies (vitamin B12 or folate deficiency …
  • Serotonin toxicity
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Serotonin_toxicity/
    seizures CNS infection Always check for Medicalert bracelet in any unconscious patient, or any other signs …
  • Essential Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Essential_Oil_Poisoning/
    with pneumonitis. Antibiotics should be withheld until there is objective evidence of bacterial infection …
  • Thumb Fractures - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Thumb_Fractures_-_Emergency_Department/
    early identification with debridement and pinning in theatre to avoid malunion, infection or nail …
  • Acute eye injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_eye_injury/
    corneal infections (bacterial keratitis), see Acute red eye Assessment The principles of eye trauma …
  • Adolescent gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adolescent_Gynaecology_Menorrhagia/
    , infection, malignancy, structural causes (uncommon in adolescence), gastrointestinal bleeding Assessment Red …
  • Hyperkalaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperkalaemia/
    Rhabdomyolysis (crush injury, convulsion, infection) Haemolysis Tumour lysis syndrome Burns Acidosis (diabetic …

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.