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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Hypertension in children and adolescents
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypertension_in_children_and_adolescents/
    concerns, eg chronic kidney disease, diabetes Causes of Hypertension Primary Hypertension Situational … Hypertension in setting of chronic kidney disease/diabetes Medical management should only be commenced … Hypertension Stress, pain, anxiety Secondary Hypertension Renal parenchymal disease GN, polycystic kidneys, CKI …
  • Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Post-streptococcal_glomerulonephritis_(PSGN)/
    risk factor for chronic kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Priorities …, proteinuria) that are usually benign and do not lead to chronic kidney disease Discuss with paediatric … Hoy WE. Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is a strong risk factor for chronic kidney disease …
  • Influenza
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
    , chronic kidney disease, diabetes, obesity >95 th centile Genetic syndrome eg trisomy 21 Neuromuscular … chronic illness In hospitalised children with risk factors or features of severe disease, antiviral …) Risk factors for severe disease, consider treatment (see flowchart) Severe chronic disease …
  • Hypocalcaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypocalcaemia/
    kidney disease Resistance to PTH Sepsis High phosphate Low or high magnesium Drugs including … hypoparathyroidism (22q11.2 deletion syndrome, CHARGE syndrome) Vitamin D deficiency/rickets Malnutrition Chronic … Hypocalcaemia can be chronic and/or asymptomatic, or it can present with acute/severe symptoms and signs …