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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Cough
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cough/
    >4 weeks should be assessed and investigated with a CXR and spirometry (if able), with consideration …) FBE, serum immunoglobulins (IgM, A, G), chest x-ray, spirometry (if able), sweat test, sputum culture …
  • Asthma in adolescents (12 years and over)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Asthma_in_adolescents_(12_years_and_over)/
    with a respiratory physician Spirometry should be performed in a respiratory function laboratory accredited to test …
  • Asthma in primary school-aged children (6-11 years)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Asthma_in_primary_school-aged_children_(6-11_years)/
    Spirometry may have a role in children in whom the diagnosis or severity is uncertain Allergy testing (RAST …