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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Whooping cough (pertussis)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Whooping_Cough_Pertussis/
    be helpful Fever is uncommon Investigations Laboratory confirmation is not necessary for diagnosis, but may …
  • Foreign bodies inhaled
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Foreign_bodies_inhaled/
    Cyanosis Persistent wheeze (may be focal and partially respond to bronchodilators) Persistent cough Fever …
  • Ataxia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Ataxia/
    of meningoencephalitis (fever, meningism) Features suggestive ofcerebellar ataxia Cerebellar signs (dysdiadochokinesis …
  • Bronchiolitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Bronchiolitis/
    Bronchiolitis typically begins with a coryzal prodrome followed by onset of one or more of:  Cough   Fever …
  • Infantile Spasms
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Infantile_Spasms/
    is usually high dose prednisolone High dose prednisolone may mask responses to infection, including fever …
  • HSV Gingivostomatitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/HSV_Gingivostomatitis/
    often is asymptomatic) Generally, begins with a prodrome which may include fever, anorexia, malaise …
  • Nappy rash
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nappy_rash/
    and petechiae, which is often erosive and unresponsive to treatment. Purpura, fever, diarrhoea …
  • Hypernatraemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypernatraemia/
    : Vomiting, muscular twitching, fever, doughy skin High pitched crying and tachypnoea in infants Severe signs …
  • Altered conscious state
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Altered_conscious_state/
    episodes Injury: mechanism, timing Presence of fever Past and recent medical history including immunisation …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    Resuscitation Card Resuscitation – Appendices Parent information Kids Health Info Febrile seizures Fever …

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.