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Immigrant health - acute presentations
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considerations in refugee children Links Fever Viral infections Bacterial infections Malaria (endemic areas … presentations The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Internet Home About News Careers Shop Contact SharePoint … with fever. Other health screening should be completed in the outpatient setting An interpreter is usually …
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HSV Gingivostomatitis
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The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News Careers Shop Contact Donate SharePoint Intranet … should be administered to immunocompromised children Background Primary herpes simplex virus (HSV … and occurs in 15-30% of cases Typical age is 6 months – 5 years, although can occur in older children …
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Anticholinergic syndrome
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The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News Careers Shop Contact Donate SharePoint Intranet … susceptibility to standard doses of anticholinergics (more common in infants, children with Trisomy 21, spastic … paralysis and blond/blue-eyed children). Anticholinergic agents Atropine is the prototypical anticholinergic …
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Acute scrotal pain or swelling
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or swelling The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News Careers Shop Contact Donate SharePoint … swelling) Yes Yes May be delayed Fever Unusual Unusual Unusual Common Unusual Nausea and vomiting Common …/leukaemia Typical age group Infants Peri-pubertal 3-7 years 1-8 years Fever Unusual Unusual Unusual Possible …
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Gastroenteritis
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Children's Hospital Melbourne Internet Home About News Careers Shop Contact SharePoint Intranet Health … children do not require investigations, including stool testing Whenever possible, the enteral route (oral … that causes vomiting, diarrhoea and fever, often in sporadic seasonal outbreaks The cause may be viral …
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Acute otitis media
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ear pain (irritability in pre-verbal children) Fever Loss of appetite Vomiting Lethargy Cochlear … The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Internet Home About News Careers Shop Contact SharePoint Intranet … Background Acute otitis media (AOM) is a common problem in early childhood 75% of children have at least one …
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CPG Committee Calendar
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The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News Careers Shop Contact Donate SharePoint Intranet … fever Wednesday 16 Burns - acute management June 2025 Thursday 5 Resus - hospital cardiopulmonary arrest … March 2025 Thursday 6 Nasal fractures Wednesday 19 Rhinosinusitis The Royal Children’s Hospital …
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The penis and foreskin
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The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News Careers Shop Contact Donate SharePoint Intranet … retention, a swollen red penis with a fever, and blue or black discolouration to distal penis Normal anatomy … children with non-retractable foreskins notice ballooning during urination This is usually …
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Empiric treatment of infectious diseases in child with suspected Ebola
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of infectious diseases in child with suspected Ebola The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News …) A rapid malaria test may be possible. However, as many African children have asymptomatic parasitaemia …, a positive malaria test does not necessarily mean that this is the cause of fever, nor does it exclude …
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Burns - post acute care and dressings
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and dressings The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Home About News Careers Shop Contact Donate SharePoint … non-advancing wound edges noted on serial review Nutrition Children with burns have increased metabolic … assessment of adequate nutrition Start nasogastric feeding early in children with facial burns, injuries …