Guidelines
12 entriesNDoH Hospital-level paediatric STG
- ObesityObesity→
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)→
- Obstructive Sleep ApnoeaDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: G47.3 DESCRIPTION Affects all ages as either partial or complete airway obstruction that disrupts gas exchange and sleep patterns. Associated with truncal obesity and increased BMI, recurrent otitis media, allergic rhinitis/asthma and syndromic conditions e.g. Down syndrome, T→
- Odynophagia - Paediatric Palliative CareDescription General and supportive measures Medication and treatment ICD-10 code: R13 DESCRIPTION Pain that arises from the oropharynx and/or pain with swallowing. Not only does it lead to irritability and discomfort but can affect intake of feeds and medication. May be an unrecognised source of pain in neurologically impaired non-verbal children. GENERAL AND SUPPORTIVE MEASURES Perform a t→
- Opioid PoisoningDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: T40.2 DESCRIPTION Codeine is a common drug of abuse. The duration of action of morphine is 3–6 hours. Other oral agents, e.g. codeine and long acting morphine, demonstrate a delayed effect of up to 4–12 hours. DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA Altered level of consciousness. Classic triad of CN→
- Opioid WithdrawalOpiod Withdrawal→
- Organophosphate PoisoningDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: T60.0 *Notifiable condition DESCRIPTION Organophosphates are potent inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase. Note: Where the history is of an unspecified rat poison or pesticide ingestion, consider other active ingredients such as amitraz and ‘super-warfarin’ anticoagulants. DIAGNOSTIC→
- Osteitis/Osteomyelitis, AcuteDescription Diagnostic criteria General and supportive measures Medicine treatment Antibiotics according to sensitivities Referral ICD-10 code: M86.1 DESCRIPTION Most cases result from haematogenous deposition of organisms in the bone marrow after a transient bacteraemic episode. Osteomyelitis most commonly begins in the metaphyses of long bones, which are highly vascular. The spread of inf→
- Otitis ExternaOtitis externa→
- Otitis Media, Acute (AOM)Otitis Media, Acute (AOM)→
- Otitis Media, Chronic, SuppurativeOtitis media, chronic, suppurative→
- Otitis Media, with Effusion (OME)Otitis Media, with Effusion (OME)→