• Calcaneus Fractures - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Calcaneus_Fractures_-_Emergency_Department/
    weight through the affected foot, at least up until the first review in fracture clinic.  The leg should …
  • Haematuria
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Haematuria/
    Weight Physical exam particularly reviewing for eyes, skin, genitalia, joint tenderness or swelling …
  • Substance use (abuse)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Substance_use_abuse/
    , evidence of rectal damage, dehydration, rapid weight loss. Review the child's general functioning …
  • Anaphylaxis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anaphylaxis/
    chart Age (years) Weight (kg) Volume (mL) of adrenaline 1:1000 Adrenaline devices (for use instead … microg Adrenaline devices Brand name and dose Weight (approx age) Image EpiPen® Jr (150 microg / 0.15 mg …
  • Metabolic disorders
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Metabolic_disorders/
    losses (eg vomiting, diarrhoea) Ensure adequate amount of calories for age and weight to avoid catabolism …
  • Burns - Post Acute Care and Dressings
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Burns_-_Post_Acute_Care_and_Dressings/
    with facial burns, injuries or comorbidities that prevent adequate oral intake Regular weight measurements aid …
  • Meningitis and encephalitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Meningitis_encephalitis/
    , including weight, measurement of the serum sodium and acid-base status, and clinical assessment … of the neurological state should be repeated every 6-12 hours for the first 48 hours Monitor weight head circumference …
  • Cerebral palsy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_palsy/
    or gastrostomy feeds if there is difficulty in achieving satisfactory weight gains, or there are major feeding …
  • Humeral shaft fractures - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Humeral_shaft_fractures_Emergency_Department/
    using a collar and cuff. This allows the weight of the arm itself to act as traction across the fracture …
  • Micronutrient deficiency
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Micronutrient_deficiency/
    and joint pain, poor wound healing, fatigue, weight loss, gingival inflammation with gum bleeding, petechiae … Gastrointestinal disease Heavy menstrual loss Maternal iron deficiency Prematurity Low birth weight   Selenium …

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.