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Useful Management Information
- Medical management for sinonasal inflammation
- 2 month course of:
- intra nasal mometasone BD for 2 weeks, then nocte thereafter
- 5 days only of BD nasal decongestant spray e.g. oxymetazoline at the start of the course
- BD-TDS saline rinse/irrigation
- Manage any co-existing allergies
- Patient education
- 2 month course of:
- Consider the following:
- CT scan paranasal sinuses
- Short course of oral corticosteroid therapy
- Skin prick testing/RAST/IgE (allergic rhinitis)
Minimum Referral Criteria
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) |
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Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
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Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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If your patient does not meet the minimum referral criteria
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Essential Referral Information
- Details of previous treatment (including systemic and topical medications prescribed) including the course and outcome of the treatment
If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Additional Referral Information
- CT scan paranasal sinuses (where available and not cause significant delay)
- Skin prick/RAST/IgE (Allergic rhinitis)
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
Preferred Method
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Gold Coast Health Service District
Internal Referrals
Ears Nose and Throat (ENT) qhRefer
Fax
Post
Booking and Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
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