• Asthma in primary school-aged children (6-11 years)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Asthma_in_primary_school-aged_children_(6-11_years)/
    (wheeze, breathlessness, cough) and treatment response (ie recurrent clusters of symptoms that respond … without wheeze) Smoking and vaping (passive or active) Damp, mouldy, cold or crowded housing Aeroallergens …
  • Anaphylaxis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaphylaxis/
    Respiratory (most common in children) Persistent cough Wheeze, stridor, hoarse voice, difficulty talking … if the child has respiratory distress with wheezing. Also consider other anti-asthma medications. See Asthma …
  • Assessment of severity of respiratory conditions
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Assessment_of_severity_of_respiratory_conditions/
    children with respiratory presentations. For example, wheeze in  Asthma  and  Bronchiolitis , and stridor …
  • Nicotine Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nicotine_Poisoning/
    – shortness of breath, bronchorrhoea, bronchoconstriction / wheeze Neurologic – agitation, fasciculation …
  • Cerebral Palsy - chest infection
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_Palsy_chest_infection/
    of Salbutamol if evidence of bronchospasm (wheeze, hyperinflation) and reassess for improvement Secretions …
  • Cerebral palsy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_palsy/
    gastro-oesophageal reflux. Coughing or choking during meal times, or wheeze during or after meals, may signal …
  • Antibiotic prescribing in children with reported penicillin or cephalosporin allergy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antibiotic_prescribing_in_children_with_reported_penicillin_or_cephalosporin_allergy/
    Rash (eg non-specific, maculopapular, urticarial) Respiratory symptoms (eg wheeze, stridor or increased …
  • Hydrofluoric acid exposure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrofluoric_acid_exposure/
    with higher than this. Inhalation Respiratory distress immediate irritation but cough, wheeze and SOB may …
  • Bronchiolitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Bronchiolitis/
    to cigarette smoke Trisomy 21 Examination Tachypnoea Use of accessory muscles Bilateral wheeze and/or fine …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    noises (wheeze, grunting, crepitations) Reduced chest expansion Reduced air entry Secondary signs …

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.