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  • Antenatal urinary tract dilation
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Antenatal_urinary_tract_dilation/
    Antenatal urinary tract dilation …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Antenatal urinary tract …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Antenatal urinary tract dilation …
  • Immigrant health - acute presentations
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Immigrant_Health_acute_presentations/
    with fever. Other health screening should be completed in the outpatient setting An interpreter is usually … children may arrive in Australia with a health alert Post-arrival refugee health screening is recommended … within 1 month but is not mandated, many children may not have had this screening Considerations …
  • Urinary tract infection
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Urinary_tract_infection/
    non-specific in infants and young children Urine dipstick is a useful screening test, but a positive urine … not had antenatal monitoring to exclude renal tract abnormalities Collecting urine to exclude UTI … and microscopy screening can guide initial management. Check culture results after 24-48 hours to confirm …
  • Jaundice in early infancy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Jaundice_in_early_infancy/
    Further information Age of onset <24 hours Duration >2 weeks is prolonged Antenatal course Maternal blood … in any infant with clinically suspected jaundice. TcB may be used as a screening tool in well infants ≥35 … and reticulocytes Neonatal blood group G6PD screen Peak onset (24 hours-14 days) Physiological jaundice Majority …
  • Death of a child: Sudden unexpected death in infancy SUDI
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Death_of_a_child__Sudden_unexpected_death_in_infancy_SUDI/
    or alcohol Infant: antenatal, birth and postnatal details Events of the past 24-48 hrs: detailed account … screening Family support See Death of a child : Parent information Provide parents / carers with information …
  • Cerebral palsy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_palsy/
    and to screen for and manage comorbidities Care of children with CP requires a multidisciplinary team … in the antenatal period, 15% perinatal and 10% postnatal Diagnosis is made clinically, typically before 12-24 … brain injury History Screen for risk factors, including: Family history: CP, stillbirths, miscarriages …