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  • Anticoagulation therapy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anticoagulation_therapy/
    Anticoagulation therapy …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Anticoagulation therapy …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Anticoagulation therapy In this section …
  • Stroke
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Stroke/
    stroke pathway  (RCH) Anticoagulation therapy Sickle cell disease Endovascular clot retrieval pathway … (discuss with Neurology) Anticoagulant and antithrombotic therapy In children with arterial ischaemic … stroke in whom reperfusion therapy is not given, or as secondary prevention: Anticoagulation …
  • Head injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Head_injury/
    of consciousness Persistent vomiting Known bleeding disorder/anticoagulation Ventriculoperitoneal shunt … No response to pain 1 History Past history Bleeding tendency, anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy VP shunt … either anticoagulation or anti-platelet therapy Immune thrombocytopenia Ventriculoperitoneal shunt …
  • Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immune_thrombocytopenic_purpura/
    , anticoagulants or other anti-platelet medications) Differential diagnoses Leukaemia Bacterial or viral infection …, non-steroidal and anticoagulant medications Avoid intramuscular injections Monitor for significant bleeding …
  • Seizures - acute management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Seizures_-_acute_management/
    , anticoagulation therapy Features suggestive of toxidrome Focal signs History or examination findings concerning … of elevated ICP new focal signs or symptoms suggestive of stroke bleeding disorder / anticoagulation child has …
  • Patient Blood Management in the Surgical Setting
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Patient_Blood_Management_in_the_Surgical_Setting/
    deficiency Considerations: Nature and length of surgical procedure Concurrent anti-platelet or anticoagulant …
  • Adolescent gynaecology - heavy menstrual bleeding
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adolescent_Gynaecology_Menorrhagia/
    Medication : hormonal contraception, anticoagulants Other : trauma, infection, malignancy, structural causes …
  • Poisoning - Acute Guidelines For Initial Management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Poisoning_-_Acute_Guidelines_For_Initial_Management/
    bicarbonate Warfarin, long acting rodenticide anticoagulant Vitamin K E1 ECG E2 Exposure Hyper/ hypothermia - …
  • Headache
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Headache/
    ), malignancy, rheumatological disorder, immunosuppression, hypertension Medications: anticoagulants …
  • Lumbar puncture
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    conscious state following a seizure INR >1.5 or platelets <50 x 10 9 /L for child on anticoagulant …