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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Toxidromes poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Toxidromes_poisoning/
    Urination Diarrhoea Vomiting Organophosphates Nerve agents Physostigmine Atropine Management Management …
  • Spider Bite – Redback Spider
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Spider_Bite_–_Redback_Spider/
    crying in an infant Generalised symptoms Headache  Lethargy, malaise Nausea and vomiting Myalgia and neck …
  • Hydrocarbon poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrocarbon_poisoning/
    acute exposures. Onset is usually within 2 hours GIT Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea Excessive burping …
  • Hirschsprung associated enterocolitis HAEC
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hirschsprung_associated_enterocolitis_HAEC/
    intake Vomiting Stool (time since last stool, diarrhoea - particularly if explosive in quality …
  • Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Corrosives_-_Caustic_Poisoning/
    Examination Symptoms       May be minimal and / or delayed Pain, nausea & vomiting, drooling or refusing …
  • Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Tricyclic_Antidepressant_(TCA)_Poisoning/
    , seizures Anticholinergic: Sinus tachycardia, Vomiting, Blurred vision, Ataxia, Delirium, Urinary retention …
  • Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors SSRIs poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Selective_serotonin_re-uptake_inhibitors_SSRIs_poisoning/
    ; infrequently drowsiness, tremor, tachycardia and vomiting can occur. Seizures are uncommon occurring in 2-4 …
  • Cerebral Palsy - chest infection
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_Palsy_chest_infection/
    with cerebral palsy, careful attention should be paid to: Fever or hypothermia Apnoea Vomiting/unable …
  • Antenatal urinary tract dilation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antenatal_urinary_tract_dilation/
    in neonates Symptoms including fever, vomiting, decreased urine output and irritability suggest the need …
  • Petechiae and purpura
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Fever_and_Petechiae_Purpura/
    ) Streptococcus pneumoniae  Haemophilus influenzae Group A streptococcus Staphylococcus aureus Mechanical Vomiting …

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.