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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Brief Resolved Unexplained Event BRUE
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Brief_Resolved_Unexplained_Event_BRUE/
    Endorsed See also Gastrooesophageal reflux in infants Afebrile seizures Bronchiolitis Key Points A BRUE …
  • Acute upper airway obstruction
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_upper_airway_obstruction/
    or size Reduced conscious state eg after drug or alcohol ingestion, recent seizure, head injury (including …
  • Hydrofluoric acid exposure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrofluoric_acid_exposure/
    , paraesthesias, muscle cramps Irritability, seizures Tetany Chovostek’s sign (facial muscle spasm) Trosseau’s …
  • Anaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaemia/
    (regression, seizures, irritability, poor feeding) Vitamin B12 deficiency may be seen in exclusively …
  • Periorbital and orbital cellulitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Periorbital_and_orbital_cellulitis/
    or orbital cellulitis present Suspecting intracranial involvement with altered conscious state, seizures …
  • Malaria
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Malaria/
    ) Examination Pallor Splenomegaly Impaired consciousness Seizures Respiratory distress Shock Jaundice …
  • Oral Hypoglycaemic Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Oral_Hypoglycaemic_Poisoning/
    , seizures Always check for Medicalert bracelet in any unconscious patient, or any other signs of underlying …
  • Shoulder Dislocations - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Shoulder_Dislocations_-_Emergency_Department/
    are uncommon; where they occur they are usually associated with seizures or electrocution. 4. What do they look …
  • Sodium valproate poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Sodium_valproate_poisoning/
    : drowsiness, ataxia, seizures, coma Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain Cardiovascular …
  • Influenza
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
    respiratory features more likely to have febrile seizures more likely to have gastrointestinal features more …

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.