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  • Urticaria
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Urticaria/
    paediatric team when Associated fever, bruising, joint pain or other or systemic features (need to exclude …
  • Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Croup_Laryngotracheobronchitis/
    Increased work of breathing May have fever, but no signs of toxicity Assessment of severity  Loudness …
  • Animal and human bites
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Animal_and_human_bites/
    erythema, purulence, fever) Infection can be clinically evident in dog bites within 24 hours and in cat …
  • Whooping cough (pertussis)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Whooping_Cough_Pertussis/
    ) Examination Fever is uncommon Clinical signs usually absent Complications Otitis media , pneumonia Rib …
  • 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)/
    rhinoconjunctivities (hay fever) Last updated June 2023 Reference List British guideline on the management of asthma …
  • Hereditary angioedema (C1-esterase inhibitor deficiency)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hereditary_angioedema_(C1-esterase_inhibitor_deficiency)/
    collapse, fever Very rare : arrhythmia, hypertension, thromboembolism Management of special clinical …
  • Iron poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Iron_poisoning/
    and tablets visible on AXR or symptomatic (nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, haematemesis, fever …
  • Snakebite
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Snakebite/
    of flu-like symptoms, fever, myalgia, arthralgia and rash.  A letter should also be written to the child’s GP …
  • Lumbar puncture
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Lumbar_puncture/
    than 30 minutes in a child with signs of meningitis or sepsis In a child with fever and purpura in whom …
  • Acute red eye
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_red_eye/
    Photophobia Sensation of foreign body (corneal process) Itch Discharge Contact lens wear Fever (see …

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.