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  • Upper limb non-use
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Upper_Limb_NonUse/
    of effusion MRI or bone scan can be considered, in consultation with specialist team Treatment Definitive …
  • Ankle Sprains - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Ankle_Sprains_-_Emergency_Department/
    presenting with findings suggestive of ankle sprain can be treated without the need for imaging. MRI plays …
  • Procedural sedation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Procedural_sedation/
    Example Goals Agent of Choice Alternatives Diagnostic imaging CT USS MRI Reduce movement Anxiolysis …
  • Abdominal pain - chronic
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_chronic/
    in diagnosing constipation CT, MRI and other investigations (such as endoscopy) are rarely required. Seek …
  • Diabetes insipidus
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_insipidus/
    DI: MRI brain and pituitary, screen other anterior pituitary hormones Treatment: Central DI …
  • Cervical spine assessment
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cervical_spine_assessment/
    findings), cervical spine precautions should be continued, and MRI/specialist consultation considered …
  • Adrenal crisis and acute adrenal insufficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Adrenal_crisis_and_acute_adrenal_insufficiency/
    anaesthetic for an elective non-invasive procedure (eg MRI) should have an initial 'stress' dose at induction …
  • Head injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Head_injury/
    not be performed in lieu of a CT MRI may be equivalent in terms of clinical utility, but should only be considered …
  • Meningitis and encephalitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Meningitis_encephalitis/
    the decision to perform an LP MRI will provide more detailed information to guide diagnosis, but may require …