• Camphor poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Camphor_poisoning/
    is common, often following seizure GIT: oral/epigastric burning, nausea, vomiting CVS: case reports … vomiting or persistent vomiting or diarrhoea There are seizures There is decreased conscious state …
  • Essential Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Essential_Oil_Poisoning/
    : Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea. Hepatotoxicity is associated with  clove oil and pennyroyal oil ingestion …, vomiting, seizure activity, pulmonary oedema Geranium Allergic contact cheilitis Lavender CNS depression …, vomiting, abdominal pain, lethargy, agitation, dizziness and weakness. Large ingestions can have …
  • Gastrooesophageal reflux disease in infants
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Gastrooesophageal_reflux_disease_in_infants/
    vomiting, or 'possets'. It is a physiological process that occurs several times a day in healthy infants …" Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease is when GOR causes vomiting with : refusal to feed pronounced irritability … features are present: Symptoms Vomiting that is bilious; has onset >6 months of age; or is consistent …
  • Acute red eye
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_red_eye/
    factors to consider In a neonate, consider birth history and history of maternal STI Vomiting/coughing … Iritis Scleritis Subconjunctival haemorrhage Trauma Vigorous coughing or vomiting Focal conjunctival … with activities that increase intraocular pressure; coughing, sneezing, vomiting, valsalva, strangulation …
  • Intussusception
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Intussusception/
    distress, vomiting or isolated unexplained lethargy Delayed presentation of intussusception can manifest …. It may be profound, episodic or persistent Vomiting is usually a prominent feature (but bile stained … vomiting is a late sign and indicates a bowel obstruction) Diarrhoea is quite common initially and can lead …
  • Salicylates poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Salicylates_Posioning/
    Centre on 13 11 26 Background Acute intoxication presents with classical symptoms of vomiting, tinnitus … until 6-12 hours CNS : Tinnitus, vertigo, confusion GIT : Nausea and vomiting   Risk assessment … symptoms: Tinnitus, vomiting, hyperventilation >300 mg/kg Severe symptoms: Acidosis, seizures, hyperthermia …
  • Diabetes mellitus: management of unwell children with established diabetes at home
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_mellitus__management_of_unwell_children_with_established_diabetes_at_home/
    /vomiting as a sign of insulin deficiency in a child with established diabetes until proven otherwise … Children with diabetes and ketones >3, especially if vomiting, are at high risk of diabetic ketoacidosis … requires urgent medical review for DKA include: Ketones >3, especially with vomiting and/or abdominal pain …
  • Influenza
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
    common: conjunctivitis, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting Younger children may be: less likely to have …: headache nausea and vomiting (reduce by giving with food), twice as likely to have vomiting (from 4% to 8 …
  • Foreign body ingestion
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Foreign_body_ingestion/
    GIT symptoms: Coughing, drooling, pain on swallowing, reduced oral intake, abdominal pain or vomiting … be effective in mobilising food bolus, however can result in vomiting The use of glucagon and hyoscine … vomiting unable to tolerate food and drink melaena or haematemesis Parent information Swallowed (ingested …
  • Alkalis poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Alkalis_poisoning/
    & vomiting, drooling or refusing to eat and drink Stridor, respiratory distress Management Activated charcoal …

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.