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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Eucalyptus_Oil_Poisoning/
    should be withheld until there is objective evidence of bacterial infection 2. Decontamination  Charcoal …
  • Acute scrotal pain or swelling
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_scrotal_pain_or_swelling/
    (ideally first pass urine collection) Bacterial infection more likely in child with structural urinary …
  • Dehydration
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Dehydration/
    illnesses (eg respiratory infection, diabetic ketoacidosis , meningitis and electrolyte disturbances …
  • Anaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaemia/
    , chloramphenicol, sulfonamides) Viral infection Severe nutritional deficiencies (vitamin B12 or folate deficiency …
  • Serotonin toxicity
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Serotonin_toxicity/
    seizures CNS infection Always check for Medicalert bracelet in any unconscious patient, or any other signs …
  • Thumb Fractures - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Thumb_Fractures_-_Emergency_Department/
    early identification with debridement and pinning in theatre to avoid malunion, infection or nail …
  • Essential Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Essential_Oil_Poisoning/
    with pneumonitis. Antibiotics should be withheld until there is objective evidence of bacterial infection …
  • Abdominal pain - chronic
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_chronic/
    Family history of coeliac disease Parasitic infection (giardia) Loose, pale, greasy stools …
  • Adolescent gynaecology - Heavy menstrual bleeding
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adolescent_Gynaecology_Menorrhagia/
    , infection, malignancy, structural causes (uncommon in adolescence), gastrointestinal bleeding Assessment Red …
  • Hyperkalaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperkalaemia/
    Rhabdomyolysis (crush injury, convulsion, infection) Haemolysis Tumour lysis syndrome Burns Acidosis (diabetic …

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.