The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Meningitis and encephalitis
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and mycobacteria) History of neurosurgery or penetrating head injury VP shunt Cochlear implant Younger age … Child is supine One hip and knee are flexed to 90 degrees by the examiner The examiner then attempts … to passively extend child’s knee Positive if there is pain along spinal cord, and/or resistance to knee …
Bone and joint infection
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diagnoses such as trauma, non-accidental injury, inflammatory conditions and malignancy Background Septic … may be introduced via a penetrating injury Staphylococcus aureus is the commonest cause, though other … index of suspicion. Assessment History Site of pain Septic arthritis: most commonly hip or knee …