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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Ataxia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Ataxia/
    of meningoencephalitis (fever, meningism) Features suggestive ofcerebellar ataxia Cerebellar signs (dysdiadochokinesis …
  • Eucalyptus Oil Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Eucalyptus_Oil_Poisoning/
    antibiotics are not indicated Fever is common following aspiration with pneumonitis, therefore antibiotics …
  • Foreign bodies inhaled
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Foreign_bodies_inhaled/
    Cyanosis Persistent wheeze (may be focal and partially respond to bronchodilators) Persistent cough Fever …
  • Diabetes mellitus: management of unwell children with established diabetes at home
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_mellitus__management_of_unwell_children_with_established_diabetes_at_home/
    , if there is limited oral intake increased losses eg gastroenteritis Hyperglycaemia, fever, excessive glycosuria … fever , viral illness , gastroenteritis Encourage maintaining hydration If BGL <14: encourage …
  • HSV Gingivostomatitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/HSV_Gingivostomatitis/
    often is asymptomatic) Generally, begins with a prodrome which may include fever, anorexia, malaise …
  • Bronchiolitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Bronchiolitis/
    Bronchiolitis typically begins with a coryzal prodrome followed by onset of one or more of:  Cough   Fever …
  • Nappy rash
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nappy_rash/
    and petechiae, which is often erosive and unresponsive to treatment. Purpura, fever, diarrhoea …
  • Infantile Spasms
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Infantile_Spasms/
    is usually high dose prednisolone High dose prednisolone may mask responses to infection, including fever …
  • Resuscitation: Care of the seriously unwell child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Resuscitation__Care_of_the_seriously_unwell_child/
    Resuscitation Card Resuscitation – Appendices Parent information Kids Health Info Febrile seizures Fever …
  • Altered conscious state
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Altered_conscious_state/
    episodes Injury: mechanism, timing Presence of fever Past and recent medical history including immunisation …

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.