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  • Acute behavioural disturbance: Code Response
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/acute_behavioural_disturbance_code_grey/
    Acute behavioural disturbance: Code Response … information Other resources CPG feedback Acute behavioural disturbance: Code Response Acute behavioural … disturbance: Code Response PIC Endorsed See also Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management Autism …
  • Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acute_behavioural_disturbance__Acute_management/
    Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management … Practice Guidelines   >   Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management Print Share Facebook LinkedIn … Calendar CPG information Other resources CPG feedback Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management Acute …
  • Autism and developmental disability: management of distress/agitation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Autism_and_developmental_disability__management_of_distress/agitation/
    of distress/agitation PIC Endorsed See also Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute Management Acute Behavioural … on how to manage acute distress  For acute presentations see Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute … considerations (eg invasiveness, duration) See Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management flowchart Once …
  • Recreational drug use and overdose
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Recreational_drug_use_and_overdose/
    guidelines for initial management High Risk Low Dose Paediatric Ingestions Acute behavioural disturbance …, methaemoglobinaemia, cardiac arrhythmia & sudden death Treat behavioural disturbance/delirium with diazepam Cardiac … feedback Recreational drug use and overdose Recreational drug use and overdose See also Poisoning - Acute …
  • Anxiety: identification and management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Anxiety__identification_and_management/
    also Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management Acute behavioural disturbance: Code response …) Acute behavioural disturbance - Acute management Anti-psychotic medications, alpha-2 agonists (clonidine … and other behavioural disturbances in response to an anticipated potential threat Care should …
  • Inhalants / volatile substance use - chroming
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Inhalants_/_volatile_substance_use_-_chroming/
    Poisoning - acute guidelines for initial management Acute behavioural disturbance: acute management Key … self-poisoning or significant accidental ingestion Any symptomatic child Acute ingestion of unknown quantity Any … short-lived (<6 hours) after acute exposure.  Similar effects to alcohol intoxication Initial: euphoria …
  • High risk - low dose paediatric ingestions
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/High_risk_-_low_dose_paediatric_ingestions/
    Recreational Drug Overdose Acute behavioural disturbance: Acute management Poisons Information contact number … low dose paediatric ingestions See also Poisoning - Acute guidelines for initial management …
  • Mental state examination
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Mental_state_examination/
    Mental state examination Mental state examination PIC Endorsed See also Acute behavioural disturbance …: Acute management Engaging with and assessing the adolescent patient Key points A mental state … abuse Behaviour Manner of relating to clinician and parents Ease of separation from parent, interaction …
  • Substance use (abuse)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Substance_use_abuse/
    Acute behavioural disturbance - code response Engaging with and assessing the adolescent patient … Background The assessment and management of children presenting with acute intoxication, withdrawal … and behavioural reaction to a drug depends on: characteristics of the individual (eg age, size, gender, health …
  • Oncological emergencies: Hyperleukocytosis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Oncological_emergencies__Hyperleukocytosis/
    . Hyperleukocytosis should prompt consideration of possible acute leukaemia. Leukostasis (symptomatic … of complications from hyperleukocytosis depends on the type of leukaemia, some types of acute myeloid leukaemia … are bleeding or thrombosis. Organs most frequently affected are the brain and lung History Visual disturbance …