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  • Prolonged fever
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Prolonged_fever/
    Practice Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative … Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent … Sepsis: assessment and management Kawasaki disease Key points Infection is the most common cause …
  • The acutely swollen joint
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/The_acutely_swollen_joint/
    palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar CPG information Other … Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG …, hyperextensible skin Management Investigations Consider no investigations if: No red flags A clear working …
  • Acute meningococcal disease
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_meningococcal_disease/
    Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar CPG … Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative care … deafness, neurological deficits, and partial or full amputations Assessment Signs and symptoms of acute …
  • Hypocalcaemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hypocalcaemia/
    Practice Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative … Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent … Hypocalcaemia is defined as a total calcium <2.2 mmol/L or an ionised calcium <1 mmol/L. The onset of symptoms …
  • Burns - post acute care and dressings
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Burns_-_post_acute_care_and_dressings/
    Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar CPG … Practice Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative … Endorsed See also Burns: Acute Management Acute pain management Key points Optimal pain relief, wound …
  • Nasal fracture
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Nasal_fracture/
    Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative care … Guidelines Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar … on the day of presentation. Delayed management is associated with significant complication Children with any …
  • Influenza
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
    Practice Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative … Guidelines Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar … transmission Infectious period is from 24 hours prior to onset of symptoms for 4-7 days of illness. This can …
  • Febrile child
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Febrile_child/
    Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative care … Guidelines Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar … and Purpura Sepsis – assessment and management Local antimicrobial guidelines Prolonged fever Key points …
  • HSV Gingivostomatitis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/HSV_Gingivostomatitis/
    Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar CPG … Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval … fluids Acute pain management Key points HSV gingivostomatitis is usually a self-limiting illness, which …
  • Diabetes Mellitus: new presentation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_Mellitus__new_presentation/
    be managed with subcutaneous insulin injections Background Classic symptoms of hyperglycaemia that should … Paediatric palliative care guidelines Parent resources Retrieval services CPG Committee Calendar CPG … Practice Guidelines CPG index Paediatric Improvement Collaborative Nursing Guidelines Paediatric palliative …