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  • Abdominal pain - chronic
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_chronic/
    history and contraception (if relevant) Family history of IBD or coeliac disease HEADSSS screen Functional …, waterbrash Pain relieved by eating IBD Diarrhoea, may contain blood or mucus Fever Coeliac disease Altered … Family history of coeliac disease Parasitic infection (giardia) Loose, pale, greasy stools …
  • Iron deficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Iron_deficiency/
    Gastrointestinal disorders eg Meckel diverticulum, coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, gastric … Gastrointestinal disorders eg coeliac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, gastric or intestinal surgery … not exclude iron deficiency in the presence of coexisting infection, inflammation or liver disease  Iron …
  • Slow weight gain
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Slow_weight_gain/
    involvement Inadequate absorption Cow milk protein allergy Coeliac disease (if having gluten containing diet …) Blood: FBE, ferritin, UEC, TSH,  glucose, LFT If on solids or feeds containing gluten - coeliac serology … disease Early (<4 months) or delayed (>6 months) introduction of solids Psychosocial factors Parental …
  • Abdominal pain - acute
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_acute/
    /coeliac disease Constipation Previous surgery Bowel obstruction Last updated April 2024 Reference List D …   Pancreatitis Hepatitis Inflammatory bowel disease  Pelvic inflammatory disease Renal calculi Epididymitis Hip … disease Imaging AXR if obstruction suspected. It is not helpful in diagnosing constipation CXR …
  • Constipation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Constipation/
    and relationship to bowel actions Family history of coeliac disease or hypothyroidism *Note that children … Coeliac disease  Hypothyroidism Hypercalcaemia  Slow-transit constipation Neurological disorders … infants pass meconium in the first 24 hours of life (consider Hirschsprung disease or anorectal …
  • Non-IgE mediated food allergy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Non-IgE_mediated_food_allergy/
    gastroenteritis Early onset inflammatory bowel disease Coeliac disease (if age > 6 months and child has started … food allergy Anaphylaxis Eczema Unsettled or crying babies Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in infants … diagnoses Infectious gastroenteritis Early onset inflammatory bowel disease Bleeding disorder Infectious …
  • Diabetes Mellitus: new presentation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_Mellitus__new_presentation/
    (eg glucocorticoids, tacrolimus) and other disease processes that can affect the pancreas eg cystic … autoantibodies (anti-IA2), zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8) Coeliac serology (transglutaminase IgA and total IgA) TSH … conditions C-peptide Insulin level Thyroid autoantibodies: thyroid peroxidase, thyroglobulin Coeliac screen …