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Hypercholesterolaemia
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypercholesterolaemia/
Secondary causes include thyroid, renal and liver disease, diabetes, medications and lifestyle-related … Family history of premature coronary artery disease (males <55 years, females <65 years …), hypercholesterolaemia or known FH Symptoms or signs of secondary causes Hypothyroidism, diabetes, liver disease …
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Hypertension in children and adolescents
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypertension_in_children_and_adolescents/
disease, CAH, Diabetes, thyroid disease, CAH, Cushings Autoimmune Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura …) Hypertension in childhood is a key predictor of risk for hypertension, cardiovascular disease and end organ … hypertension is more common in younger children (<6 years old) with renal disease being the most prevalent …
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Nephrotic syndrome
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nephrotic_syndrome/
: Treatment of underlying disease with steroids Early recognition and management of complications Management … is minimal change disease Most children with NS respond to prednisolone treatment, have a good prognosis … be discussed with Nephrology at presentation or early in the course of the disease Approximately 85 …
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Adolescent gynaecology - heavy menstrual bleeding
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adolescent_Gynaecology_Menorrhagia/
or systemic disease) Menstrual cycles are often irregular and anovulatory in the first few years after … Pregnancy : miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, gestational trophoblastic disease Endocrine : anovulatory cycles … (most common cause in adolescence), thyroid dysfunction, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS …
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Ketamine use for procedural sedation
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, hypertension, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome Glaucoma or acute globe injury Porphyria Thyroid disease Bowel … lacerations and dental procedures Procedures that will stimulate the posterior pharynx Cardiovascular disease … where increased HR and workload are contraindicated, eg ischaemic heart disease, cardiac failure …
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Can’t intubate can’t oxygenate (CICO) airway emergency management
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Can_t_intubate_can_t_oxygenate_(CICO)_airway_emergency_management/
technique Oxygen saturation is <80% (<50% with cyanotic heart disease) with bradycardia Reversible causes … thyroid and cricoid cartilages with the left hand to locate cricothyroid membrane Immobilise trachea … to specify length of incision. However, length of incision should aim to expose the area up to the thyroid …
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Micronutrient deficiency
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Micronutrient_deficiency/
to infection Poor growth Malabsorption eg exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, chronic liver disease, short bowel … syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease Maternal deficiency Some refugee populations Vitamin B1 (Thiamine …, vitiligo Vegan and vegetarian diet Some refugee populations Gastrointestinal disease Exclusively breastfed …
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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 … conditions C-peptide Insulin level Thyroid autoantibodies: thyroid peroxidase, thyroglobulin Coeliac screen …
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Jaundice in early infancy
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Pale or acholic stools at any age require urgent evaluation for cholestatic liver disease, including … spherocytosis Prolonged jaundice Thyroid dysfunction Sibling/parent who required treatment for neonatal jaundice …
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Wound dressings - acute traumatic wounds
www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Wound_dressings_acute_traumatic_wounds/
with thyroid disease Post Dressing Care and Discharge instructions Provide education regarding wound healing …