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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Dental conditions - non traumatic
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Dental_conditions_non_traumatic/
    fever and systemic symptoms may be absent Management Dental abscess Antibiotics should be prescribed …
  • Gastrooesophageal reflux disease in infants
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Gastrooesophageal_reflux_disease_in_infants/
    and forceful Significant diarrhoea or constipation Fever or lethargy Signs Abdominal rigidity …
  • Henoch-Schönlein purpura
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/HenochSchonlein_Purpura/
    Henoch-Schönlein purpura Henoch-Schönlein purpura PIC Endorsed See also Fever and petechiae The acutely swollen …
  • Foreign body ingestion
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Foreign_body_ingestion/
    or return to ED if any of the following symptoms occur: breathing problems abdominal pain fever vomiting …
  • Essential Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Essential_Oil_Poisoning/
    require non-invasive ventilation or intubation if severe Fever is common following aspiration …
  • Chickenpox (varicella)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Chickenpox_varicella/
    receive 2 doses of varicella vaccine, at least 4 weeks apart Assessment Short prodrome of fever, lethargy …
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia SVT
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Supraventricular_Tachycardia_SVT/
    , anxiety, and fever) should also be considered and addressed when managing a patient presenting …
  • Hypoglycaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypoglycaemia/
    ) Hormonal deficiencies and hyperinsulinism Examination : Altered conscious state and seizures Fever …
  • Radiology - Acute indications
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Radiology_Guidelines_Acute_indications/
    therapy   possible air leak. NB. Focal signs +/- fever are most likely due to mucus plug and viral illness …
  • Animal and human bites
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Animal_and_human_bites/
    erythema, purulence, fever) Infection can be clinically evident in dog bites within 24 hours and in cat …

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.