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  • Diabetes mellitus and endoscopy
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_mellitus_and_endoscopy/
    Diabetes mellitus and endoscopy … and endoscopy The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Internet Home About News Careers Shop Contact Quicklinks …   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Diabetes mellitus and endoscopy In this section Guidelines index CPG …
  • Foreign body ingestion
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    is directed by the location of the ingested battery Time-critical endoscopy (within 2 hours) Emergency … endoscopy Expectant management Button battery in oesophagus* Button batteries in stomach in symptomatic … gastroenterology team Acutely symptomatic children (drooling, neck or chest pain) require urgent endoscopy Children …
  • Chloral hydrate poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Chloral_hydrate_poisoning/
    , SVT, VT Consider endoscopy within 24 hours in ingestions >10g showing clinical signs of corrosive …
  • Corrosives - Caustic Poisoning
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Corrosives_-_Caustic_Poisoning/
    if systemic features CXR  Endoscopy (best method for assessing GI injury within 12 - 24 hours) in symptomatic …
  • Hydrofluoric acid exposure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrofluoric_acid_exposure/
    of hypocalcaemia Consider referral for urgent endoscopy in cases of ingestion  Acute Management First aid Apply …
  • Gastrooesophageal reflux disease in infants
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Gastrooesophageal_reflux_disease_in_infants/
    gastrointestinal endoscopy may be considered on an individual basis after the patient has been assessed …
  • Abdominal pain - chronic
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Abdominal_pain_-_chronic/
    in diagnosing constipation CT, MRI and other investigations (such as endoscopy) are rarely required. Seek …
  • Diabetes mellitus and surgery
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Diabetes_mellitus_and_surgery/
    that requires fasting See also: Diabetes Mellitus and Endoscopy The major aims are to prevent hypoglycaemia …