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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Immigrant health - acute presentations
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immigrant_Health_acute_presentations/
    Malnutrition - weight/BMI <5th centile for age and disproportionate for family Complex medical issues Offshore …
  • Chickenpox (varicella)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Chickenpox_varicella/
    dressing Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (VZIG) Doses are given IM according to the following table Weight …
  • Fractures of the Pelvic Ring and Acetabulum - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Fractures_of_the_Pelvic_Ring_and_Acetabulum_-_Emergency_Department/
    or minimally displaced diastasis of symphysis pubis may be able to return to weight bearing relatively early …
  • Influenza
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Influenza/
    % of unwell children) For use in renal impairment – seek advice Oseltamivir dosage Weight Doses (oral …
  • Family Violence
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Family_Violence/
    See also Slow weight gain Unsettled or crying babies (Colic) Child abuse Engaging with and assessing …
  • Preschool asthma (1-5 years)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Preschool_asthma_(1-5_years)/
    asthma Look for signs of comorbidity, including allergic rhinitis and eczema Measure height and weight …
  • Recognition of the seriously unwell neonate and young infant
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recognition_of_the_seriously_unwell_neonate_and_young_infant/
    include: low birth weight and premature babies those with a known medical condition eg congenital anomaly …
  • Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperosmolar_hyperglycaemic_state/
    Polydipsia and/or polyuria Weight loss and/or increased appetite Lethargy, behaviour change or confusion …
  • Asthma in primary school-aged children (6-11 years)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Asthma_in_primary_school-aged_children_(6-11_years)/
    of comorbidity, including allergic rhinitis and eczema Measure height and weight Respiratory examination …
  • Snakebite
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Snakebite/
    to be due to envenomation, then give undiluted antivenom via rapid IV push. There is no weight based …

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.