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  • Infantile Spasms
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Infantile_Spasms/
    Infantile Spasms …Clinical Practice Guidelines : Infantile Spasms …   >   Health Professionals   >   Clinical Practice Guidelines   >   Infantile Spasms In this section About …
  • Acquired Torticollis
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Acquired_Torticollis/
    of acquired torticollis include: Muscle spasm (wry neck) Trauma: fracture/dislocation, spinal haematoma … treatment Diazepam can be effective with some cases of spasm of the sternocleidomastoid Management depends …
  • Hydrofluoric acid exposure
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hydrofluoric_acid_exposure/
    , paraesthesias, muscle cramps Irritability, seizures Tetany Chovostek’s sign (facial muscle spasm) Trosseau’s … sign (carpal spasm) Arrhythmias (long QT) Heart failure Dermal Exposure Pain Immediate …
  • Hyperphosphataemia
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Hyperphosphataemia/
    Neuromuscular: muscle weakness or spasms, hyperreflexia, soft tissue and vascular calcifications Endocrine …
  • Cerebral palsy - pain and irritability
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Cerebral_Palsy_Pain_and_Irritability/
    Other Sleep deprivation (associated with pain and spasm) Medications Nutritional deficiencies (eg …
  • Spider Bite – Redback Spider
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Spider_Bite_–_Redback_Spider/
    spasm may occur Examination Local Fang marks are occasionally visible (5%) Local sweating, piloerection …
  • Poisoning - Acute Guidelines For Initial Management
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Poisoning_-_Acute_Guidelines_For_Initial_Management/
    burns, multi-organ failure Salicylates Strychnine - muscle spasm and respiratory arrest Venlafaxine 150 …
  • Whooping cough (pertussis)
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Whooping_Cough_Pertussis/
    in unvaccinated children Infants may develop apnoea, bradycardia or cyanosis with coughing spasms Convalescent …
  • Acute Knee Injuries - Emergency Department
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/fractures/Acute_Knee_Injuries_-_Emergency_Department/
    into the joint and muscle spasms that can make the joint very painful to move, rendering weightbearing …
  • Vancomycin
    www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/guideline_index/Vancomycin/
    or rash on upper body and neck muscle spasm of chest and back fever hypotension itch These features …

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.