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Clinical Practice Guidelines

  • Apophysitis of the Pelvis and Hip - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Apophysitis_of_the_Pelvis_and_Hip_-_Emergency_Department/
    should be ordered? An AP pelvis X-Ray can be ordered if there is a need to differentiate it either from …. What do they look like on X-Ray? X-ray may be normal or show a fluffy appearance to the muscle … of recovery. In the process of returning to activity, any pain should be interpreted as a sign to ‘back off …
  • Head injury
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Head_injury/
    neurology Suspected child abuse Palpable skull fracture Signs of base of skull fracture Non-frontal scalp … and bradycardia (Cushing reflex – late sign) Feel specifically for palpable skull fractures Look for signs … of fractured base of skull (haemotympanum, cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea or rhinorrhoea, periorbital bruising …
  • Neonatal antimicrobial guidelines
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Neonatal_antimicrobial_guidelines/
    , neurological signs in the infant, or if blood cultures are positive. Refer to CSF interpretation Chest X-ray …, deep wound debridement, ischaemic limb, risk of bowel lumen entry, open fracture Cefazolin …