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Our factsheets are produced in collaboration with John Hunter Children's Hospital. They provide information on diseases and conditions, treatments, tests and procedures, and the use of medical support equipment.

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Disease or condition
Device or equipment
Safety
Test or scan
Treatment or procedure

Alphabetical List

Abdominal organ injuries factsheet
Abdominal pain and stomach ache factsheet
Abusive head trauma factsheet
Acne factsheet
Adenoid removal (adenoidectomy) factsheet
Adrenaline Injectors for Anaphylaxis Factsheet
Air travel with respiratory equipment factsheet
Allergic reactions and allergy tests factsheet
Ambulatory Blood Pressure (ABP) monitoring factsheet
Anorexia nervosa factsheet
Anterior knee pain factsheet
Anxiety and anxiety disorders factsheet
Appendicitis and appendectomy factsheet
Arterio-venous malformation (AVM) of the brain factsheet
Asthma devices factsheet
Asthma factsheet
Autism Spectrum Disorder factsheet

Barium tests (swallow, meal, and enema) factsheet
Bedwetting factsheet
Bee, wasp and ant stings factsheet
Bi-level positive airway pressure therapy factsheet
Biliary atresia factsheet
Bilious vomiting factsheet
Blood tests and venepuncture factsheet
Blood transfusion factsheet
Bone cancers factsheet
Bone fracture factsheet
Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Scan factsheet
Bone scan factsheet
Bony foot correction procedure factsheet
Bow-legs and knock knees factsheet
Brain and spinal cord cancers factsheet
Brain death factsheet
Breast milk - expressing, handling and storage Factsheet
Breath-holding spells factsheet
Bronchiolitis factsheet
Burn injuries factsheet
Button battery safety factsheet

Cancer surgery factsheet
Carbon monoxide poisoning factsheet
Cardiac catheterisation factsheet
Cardiac event monitoring factsheet
Catheterisation and supra pubic urine aspiration factsheet
Cerebral palsy factsheet
Cerebral Perfusion Scan Factsheet
Chemotherapy factsheet
Chickenpox factsheet
Childhood obesity factsheet
Choking first aid factsheet
Chronic illness support factsheet
Chronic neonatal lung disease factsheet
Clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus) factsheet
Coarctation of the aorta (COA) factsheet
Coeliac disease factsheet
Colon Transit Study Factsheet
Colonoscopy factsheet
Common breastfeeding concerns factsheet
Common newborn concerns factsheet
Concussion and mild head injury factsheet
Congenital cataracts factsheet
Congenital heart disease - septal defects factsheet
Connective tissue dysplasia factsheet
Constipation factsheet
COVID-19 factsheet
CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) therapy factsheet
CPR for children over 12 months old
CPR for children with a tracheostomy tube (over 12 months)
CPR for infants under 12 months old
CPR for infants with a tracheostomy tube (under 12 months old)
CPVT (catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia) factsheet
Croup factsheet
Cryotherapy factsheet
CSF shunt patency study Factsheet
CT scan factsheet
Cuffed tunnelled central venous catheter (CVC) factsheet
Curly toes factsheet
Cutaneous leishmaniasis factsheet
Cystic fibrosis factsheet
Cytomegalovirus factsheet

Dairy allergy factsheet
Daytime wetting factsheet
Dega osteotomy factsheet
Dehydration in babies and children factsheet
Depression factsheet
Developmental delay factsheet
Developmental dysplasia of the hip factsheet
Diphtheria factsheet
DMSA kidney scan factsheet
Down syndrome factsheet

Ear infections and glue ear factsheet
Ear microtia factsheet
Ear problems in children factsheet
Echocardiogram factsheet
Eczema factsheet
Egg allergy factsheet
Electrocardiogram (ECG) factsheet
Epidural factsheet
Exercise testing factsheet
Eye problems in children factsheet

Facial nerve palsy factsheet
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) factsheet
Febrile convulsion factsheet
Femoral derotation osteotomy factsheet
Fetal echocardiogram factsheet
Fever factsheet
Fibrous dysplasia factsheet
Flat feet factsheet
Fruit and vegetable allergy factsheet
Functional single ventricle factsheet
Fundoplication procedure factsheet

Gastric emptying study Factsheet
Gastroenteritis factsheet
Gastrostomy (G-tube) procedure factsheet
Gene therapy factsheet
General anaesthetic and surgery factsheet
General movements assessment factsheet
Germ cell tumours factsheet
GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) Study Factsheet
Grommets procedure factsheet

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) factsheet
Hand hygiene for babies and children factsheet
Hand, foot, and mouth disease factsheet
Hardware removal procedure factsheet
Harmful insects (scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and stink bugs) factsheet
Head lice and nits
Headaches in children factsheet
Hearing loss in children factsheet
Heat exhaustion and Heatstroke factsheet
Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) factsheet
Hepatitis A factsheet
Hepatitis B factsheet
Hepatitis C factsheet
High energy eating (children) factsheet
High energy eating (infants 6 – 12 months) factsheet
Hip abduction orthosis factsheet
Hip guided growth procedure factsheet
Hives (Urticaria) factsheet
Holter monitoring factsheet
Home oxygen therapy factsheet
House dust mite allergy factsheet
Household poisons and children factsheet
Human papillomavirus (HPV) factsheet
Humidified high flow nasal cannula (HHFNC) therapy factsheet
Hydroceles factsheet
Hydrocephalus factsheet
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome factsheet
Hypospadias factsheet

I-123 Whole Body Scan Factsheet
Immunotherapy factsheet
Impetigo (school sores) factsheet
Indwelling urinary catheter (IDC) factsheet
Infant formula factsheet
Infantile haemangiomas Factsheet
Influenza factsheet
Inguinal hernia factsheet
Intellectual disability factsheet
Intoeing (pigeon toes) factsheet
Intravenous (IV) cannula factsheet
Intravenous pyelogram (IVP) factsheet
Invasive group A streptococcus factsheet

Jaundice in newborn babies factsheet
Joint hypermobility factsheet
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) factsheet
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) factsheet

Kawasaki disease factsheet

Ladd’s procedure for malrotation and volvulus factsheet
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) factsheet
Latex allergy factsheet
Lead exposure and poisoning factsheet
Leech therapy (hirudotherapy) factsheet
Leukaemia factsheet
Liver biopsy factsheet
Liver cancers factsheet
Living with a spinal cord injury factsheet
Localised Scleroderma factsheet
Long QT syndrome factsheet
Looking after yourself (parents and carers) factsheet
Lumbar puncture factsheet
Lung perfusion scan factsheet
Lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus) factsheet
Lymphoma factsheet

MAG3 renal scan factsheet
Mantoux skin test factsheet
Marine bites and stings factsheet
Mastitis and breastfeeding factsheet
Measles factsheet
Meckel’s scan Factsheet
Medication adherence factsheet
Meningitis factsheet
Meningococcal infection factsheet
MIBG scan Factsheet
Micturating cystourethrogram (MCUG) factsheet
Midline catheter factsheet
Migraines in children factsheet
Milk scan Factsheet
MRE Scan for Crohn's Disease factsheet
MRI scan factsheet
Multi-resistant organisms and antibiotics factsheet
Mumps factsheet

Nappy rash factsheet
Nasogastric tube (NG tube) factsheet
Neural tube defects factsheet
Neuroblastoma factsheet
Neurogenic bladder factsheet
Neurogenic bowel factsheet
Nitrous oxide therapy factsheet
Non-tunnelled central venous catheter (CVC) factsheet

OA/TOF - Extra nutrition support for children 6 months and older factsheet
OA/TOF - Nutrition for children over 1 year factsheet
Obesity in adolescents - support for families factsheet
Obesity in children - support for families factsheet
Oesophageal atresia and/or tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA/TOF) factsheet
Oesophageal Transit Study Factsheet
Opioid (pain reliever) infusion factsheet
Organ and tissue donation factsheet
Osgood-Schlatter disease factsheet
Over the counter pain relief factsheet

Pain factsheet
Parenteral nutrition factsheet
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) factsheet
Patient and nurse controlled analgesia factsheet
Pavlik harness factsheet
Peanut allergy factsheet
Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) scan factsheet
Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) factsheet
Perthes disease factsheet
Phytophotodermatitis (margarita burn) factsheet
Pierre Robin syndrome factsheet
Plaster and backslab cast care
Pneumococcal disease factsheet
Pneumonia factsheet
Poisonous or harmful plants and children factsheet
Poliomyelitis (polio) factsheet
Port – Implantable venous access device factsheet
Positional plagiocephaly factsheet
Pressure injuries factsheet

Radiotherapy factsheet
Reflux factsheet
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) factsheet
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunisation factsheet
Retinoblastoma factsheet
Rhabdoid tumours factsheet
Rhino brace factsheet
Rotavirus factsheet
Rubella factsheet

Sarcoma factsheet
Scabies factsheet
Scoliosis factsheet
Seafood (fish, mollusc, and crustacean) allergy factsheet
Seizures factsheet
Sesame seed allergy factsheet
Settling a crying baby factsheet
Sever's disease factsheet
Signs of serious illness in children factsheet
Single-suture Craniosynostosis factsheet
Slapped cheek disease or fifth disease (Parvovirus) factsheet
Slide tracheoplasty factsheet
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) factsheet
Small, high-powered magnets safety factsheet
Snake bites factsheet
Sore throat (pharyngitis) factsheet
Soy allergy factsheet
Spider bites factsheet
Spina bifida factsheet
Spina bifida – Spinal cord surgery factsheet
Spinal cord lipomas and lipomyelomeningoceles factsheet
Split tibialis anterior tendon transfer (SPLATT) factsheet
Stem cell transplant factsheet
Stoma closure factsheet
Stress fracture of the pars interarticularis factsheet
Stuttering factsheet
Sweat test for cystic fibrosis factsheet
Syndromic Craniosynostosis factsheet
Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) factsheet

Targeted therapy factsheet
Teeth and gum care factsheet
Tetanus (lockjaw) factsheet
Tethered cord syndrome factsheet
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and Hypercyanotic Spells factsheet
Thyroid scan Factsheet
Tick bites factsheet
Tonsillectomy factsheet
Tooth injuries in older children factsheet
Tracheal stenosis factsheet
Trans-gastric jejunal tube (G-J tube) factsheet
Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) factsheet
Tree nut allergy factsheet
Trichotillomania factsheet
Trigger thumb factsheet
Tube feeding factsheet
Tuberculosis (TB) factsheet
Type 1 diabetes factsheet
Type 2 diabetes factsheet

Umbilical granuloma factsheet
Umbilical hernia factsheet
Uncuffed tunnelled central venous catheter factsheet
Undescended testes and orchidopexy factsheet
Upper endoscopy factsheet
Urinary tract infection (UTI) factsheet
Uveitis in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) factsheet

Varus derotation osteotomy (VDRO) factsheet
Vegetarian eating for children factsheet
Vesicostomy factsheet
Viral-induced wheeze factsheet

Weaning Factsheet
Wet dressings for eczema factsheet
Wheelchairs factsheet
Whooping cough (pertussis) factsheet
Wilms tumours factsheet
Wounds in children factsheet
Wrist buckle fracture factsheet