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  • Syncope
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Syncope/
    Syncope …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Syncope The Royal …   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Syncope In this section About Clinical Practice Guidelines CPG index …
  • Chest pain
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Chest_pain/
    episode severe chest pain Pain radiating to arm or back Associated dizziness or syncope Congenital … days post) mRNA vaccine received (higher risk adolescent males and after 2nd dose) Dizziness or syncope … CXR changes possible Arrhythmias Palpitations Exertional chest pain Syncope Dizziness Family history …
  • Basic paediatric ECG interpretation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Basic_paediatric_ECG_interpretation/
    and electrolyte abnormalities Common indications for performing an ECG include chest pain , syncope , palpitations … Any child presenting with cardiac ‘red flags’ (including exertional chest pain or syncope, poor … of children at risk of life-threatening arrhythmias associated with syncope and sudden death Measured from …
  • COVID-19
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/COVID-19/
    with chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, syncope or dizziness within 1 to 14 days of receiving … of acute chest pain  and syncope should also be considered Any adverse events following COVID-19 …
  • Head injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Head_injury/
    , suspected child abuse, unexplained fall (consider syncope ), intoxication Clinical course and associated … ingestions , arrhythmias, hypoglycaemia (see Syncope ) Treatment Mild head injury without other risk factors …
  • Epistaxis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Epistaxis/
    History of syncopal episode, haematemesis, melaena or haemodynamic instability Examination Airway …
  • Hypocalcaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypocalcaemia/
    changes, poor concentration Abdominal pain, diarrhoea Stridor, apnoea Palpitations, arrhythmia, syncope …
  • Hyperkalaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperkalaemia/
    depression/hypoventilation Palpitations, arrhythmia, syncope, cardiac arrest Assess for possible causes (see …
  • Functional somatic symptoms
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Functional_somatic_symptoms/
    that wake child from sleep syncope associated with exertion or cardiac symptoms abnormal neurological …
  • Management of Eating Disorders in the Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Management_of_Eating_Disorders_in_the_Emergency_Department/
    mmol/L) Hypocalcaemia Transaminases >3x normal Temperature <35.5°C <36.0°C >36.0°C Syncope Recurrent …