• Gastroenteritis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Gastroenteritis/
    infection or inflammatory bowel conditions Urine output Crampy abdominal pain Past GI / surgical history (eg … Many children will have a normal examination, or generalised abdominal tenderness Pallor, irritability … unwell child Focal abdominal tenderness Guarding Significant distension Absent or high-pitched bowel …
  • COVID-19
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/COVID-19/
    symptoms Cough Sore throat Coryza Gastrointestinal features Vomiting Diarrhoea Abdominal pain Risk factors … and abdominal pain Several features overlap with Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome Other infectious … pain ) Children should be investigated and treated based on clinical appearance, presence …
  • Nephrotic syndrome
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nephrotic_syndrome/
    ):                                       cellulitis spontaneous bacterial peritonitis – abdominal pain, fever, nausea/vomiting, rebound tenderness … be concurrently intravascular volume deplete):                                      dizziness, abdominal cramps …, abdominal), gross scrotal / vulval oedema gross limb oedema with potential for skin breakdown / cellulitis …
  • Upper limb non-use
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Upper_Limb_NonUse/
    , anorexia, night sweats Nocturnal pain Pallor, bruising Hepatosplenomegaly/abdominal mass Pain syndrome … of “pull” on the arm Unable to move arm without history of injury Pain present or absent Location … distress or pain Fever Fully expose the upper limb Joint and limb assessment using the “Look, Feel, Move …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    recession Abdominal breathing Hoarse voice Drooling Stridor Stertor Keep child calm (e.g. hands off approach … or suprasternal recession, abdominal breathing, nasal flare, head bob, tracheal tug, forward posture Respiratory … hypothermia Pain management   Acute pain management Important considerations Cardiac dysfunction & pericardial …
  • Haemophilia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Haemophilia/
    of iliopsoas haemorrhage) undiagnosed abdominal pain persistent haematuria bleeding causing severe pain … or mobility Prompt clotting factor replacement reduces the pain and long-term consequences of bleeding … and muscle bleeds For muscle and joint bleeds P.R.I.C.E will limit bleeding and reduce pain. Initiate …
  • Gastrostomy acute replacement of displaced tubes
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Gastrostomy_acute_replacement_of_displaced_tubes/
    be difficult to identify but is typically associated with pain and distress with abdominal distension … and does not leak before inserting the new tube. Analgesia Reinsertion of a gastrostomy tube can be painful … recommencing feeds, consider the following complications: Ileus (this can be identified by the presence of pain
  • Vulval and Vaginal Conditions
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vulval_and_Vaginal_Conditions/
    Sexually transmitted infections Adolescent gynaecology - lower abdominal pain Adolescent gynaecology - … vaginal or perineal pain and/or itch Children with recurrent urinary tract infection symptoms but negative … discharge is usually minimal Menarche usually occurs 2-3 years after thelarche Vulval and vaginal pain
  • Adolescent gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adolescent_Gynaecology_Menorrhagia/
    gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding PIC Endorsed See also Adolescent Gynaecology - Lower Abdominal Pain … flags in red History Menstrual history (menarche, last menstrual period, frequency, duration, flow, pain … , tachycardia Skin:  pallor, petechiae, bruising Abdominal examination: tenderness or pelvic mass Secondary …
  • Family Violence
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Family_Violence/
    developmental milestones School aged child Recurrent abdominal pain and headache Regressed behaviours (eg … and or petechiae around neck or head could suggest recent attempt at strangulation Unexplained pain: abdominal pain

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.