• Acute Knee Injuries - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Acute_Knee_Injuries_-_Emergency_Department/
    patterned tear that is flipped can hinder weight bearing and even present with an acutely locked knee … cannot bear weight acutely. Regular ice application at home; for example, 15 minutes 3 times a day for 3 …
  • Hereditary angioedema (C1-esterase inhibitor deficiency)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hereditary_angioedema_(C1-esterase_inhibitor_deficiency)/
    /immunology specialist as required Acute treatment Treatment and administration Age or weight Dosage … mL) Any weight Second dose can be given 6 hours after first dose (<10% relapse) (max 3 doses/24 hours …
  • Acceptable ranges for physiological variables
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acceptable_ranges_for_physiological_variables/
    charts Acceptable ranges for physiological variables Age Approximate Weight (kg) Systolic BP (mmHg) Heart …
  • Enuresis - Bed wetting and Monosymptomatic Enuresis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Enuresis_-_Bed_wetting_and_Monosymptomatic_Enuresis/
    difficulties (vulnerable child/family) Examination Height, weight, BP —  poor growth / loss of weight
  • Unsettled or crying babies
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Crying_Baby_Infant_Distress/
    Gastrooesophageal reflux disease in infants Non-IgE mediated food allergy Slow weight gain Child abuse Recognition … Inadequate caloric intake, see Slow weight gain Non-IgE mediated food allergy Gastrooesophageal reflux …
  • Neck of femur - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/neck_of_femur_emergency/
    clinically? The patient will have a painful leg or hip and will not want to weight bear.  The leg may …
  • Von Willebrand Disease vWD
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Von_Willebrand_Disease_vWD/
    g/dose) tds orally for 5-7 days Weight (kg) Tranexamic acid <20 250 mg tds 20 - 30 500 mg tds 30 - …
  • Autopsy Consent
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Autopsy_Consent/
    weight, shows any sign of life (heartbeat, respiration) after birth. Death of an Infant or Child  (Infant …
  • Child abuse
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Child_abuse/
    violence Fractures Head injury Slow weight gain Straddle injuries See Additional Resources Key points … children require a top-to-toe physical examination This includes: Recording height, weight, head …
  • Prolonged fever
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Prolonged_fever/
    , conjunctivitis, sore throat, skin infections Systemic symptoms: weight loss, night sweats, bruising/bleeding … Abdominal: tenderness or mass Lymphadenopathy or hepatosplenomegaly Musculoskeletal: inability to weight

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.