• Hypertension in children and adolescents
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypertension_in_children_and_adolescents/
    Assessment Risk factors Overweight/obesity Male sex Family history of hypertension Low birth weight …, four limb BP for upper and lower limb discrepancy Height and weight: obesity, growth retardation Signs … weight management and metabolic risk Medical management Should be commenced if: Conservative measures …
  • Diabetes insipidus
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_insipidus/
    from unusual sources (eg animal bowls) Loss of weight (fluid replacing food intake and dehydration … such as irritability, poor feeding and slow growth (or excessive weight gain due to thirst managed with milk feeds … daily review Daily weight (more often may be required) Avoid excessive IV fluids and/or excessive …
  • Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
    weight and premature babies Those with a known medical condition eg congenital anomaly Babies from … femoral pulses Increased weight gain (fluid overload) Hypotension Disability/neuro Lethargy or decreased … weight gain Glucose Apnoea Jitteriness Altered conscious state Haematological Non-blanching rash Bruising …
  • Abdominal pain - acute
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_acute/
    , lethargy, irritability, anorexia, weight loss Dietary history Stool eg diarrhoea, constipation, blood … present with persistent crying, irritability, poor feeding and lethargy, draw up legs, refusal to weight … Bilious vomiting Volvulus Obstruction Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss DKA Dysuria, frequency and fever …
  • Vancomycin
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vancomycin/
    are  not  intended to be used: PMA <25 weeks Weight <500 grams Renal impairment Receiving … on the infant’s Postmenstrual age (PMA)(weeks) (same as corrected gestational age) Weight (kg) Serum creatinine … the AUC via KidsCalc Vancomycin AUC calculator for infants aged 0-90 days *, based on: PMA (weeks) Weight
  • Thoracic elevation device - Airway pad
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Thoracic_elevation_device_-_Airway_pad/
    of the neck and airway May reduce pressure areas   Age Weight (kg) Pad Thickness 0 – 6 mths            3 to 7 …
  • Bone and joint infection
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Bone_and_joint_infection/
    Functional limitations – eg limited range of motion, refusal to weight bear or non-use of the affected limb …’t forget the spine Assess gait and general posture: reluctance to weight bear or to use the affected … pain, lower limb neurology, ileus (higher lesions) Weight bearing, with limp Systemic features …
  • Metatarsal Foot Fractures - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Metatarsal_Foot_Fractures_-_Emergency_Department/
    , and the patient may be unwilling or unable to bear weight. 5. What radiological investigations should be ordered … weight, but x-ray features may be subtle. Widened tarsal-metatarsal joint spaces or space between …
  • Hyponatraemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyponatraemia/
     Examination Fluid status Weight Signs of cerebral oedema Evidence of underlying infective or malignant cause … balance including weight Treat the underlying cause Management approach Consider consultation with local …
  • Nappy rash
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nappy_rash/
    , unsettledness and poor sleep Examination Assess rash features Whole body including scalp Mouth for thrush Weight …, length and head circumference growth trend over time (see Slow weight gain ) Typical presentation …

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.