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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Resuscitation: Hospital Management of Cardiopulmonary Arrest COVID-19
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Hospital_Management_of_Cardiopulmonary_Arrest_COVID-19/
    ) Suction secretions / blood / vomit ONLY if responder wearing airborne precautions PPE B - Breathing Look …
  • Kawasaki disease
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Kawasaki_disease/
    include: neurological: irritability, aseptic meningitis GIT symptoms: abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea …
  • Febrile child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/
    , vomiting, abdominal pain, musculoskeletal pain, rash Travel Sick contacts Immunisation: children <6 months …
  • Cough
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cough/
    difficulties (including choking/vomiting) Stridor and other respiratory noises Abnormal clinical respiratory …
  • COVID-19
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/COVID-19/
    symptoms Cough Sore throat Coryza Gastrointestinal features Vomiting Diarrhoea Abdominal pain Risk factors …
  • Constipation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Constipation/
    malformation) Ribbon like stools  — consider anorectal malformation Weight loss/poor growth Persistent vomiting …
  • Cannabis withdrawal syndrome
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cannabis_withdrawal_syndrome/
    butylbromide for abdominal cramps Nausea and vomiting Ondansetron 0.15 mg/kg (max 8 mg) orally tds prn …
  • Contraception
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Contraception/
    of endometrial cancer Not reliable contraception if dose missed or taken >24 hrs late Vomiting, severe diarrhoea …
  • Sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sexually_transmitted_infections_STIs/
    to tolerate to oral treatment regimen, severe illness/nausea/vomiting/high fever, tubo-ovarian abscess …
  • Neonatal antimicrobial guidelines
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Neonatal_antimicrobial_guidelines/
    . Uncomplicated urinary tract infection Fever, but no vomiting or urological abnormalities MEDICAL ANTIBIOTIC …

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which the RCH is situated, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present.