Referral and Clinical Care Guidelines

Developed by the pediatric specialists at Children's Hospital Colorado, in partnership with community physicians, these clinical referral guidelines provide useful information to assist referring physicians in the evaluation and management of pediatric patients. Providers may use these guidelines to help determine the best approach to the treatment of their patients, or to help determine when to refer to a specialist.

Listed below are the specialties and the guidelines currently available:

• Nephrology Referral Guidelines
• Neurology Referral Guidelines

          - Abnormal/Involuntary Movements (.pdf)

          - Developmental Delay/Regression (.pdf)

          - Episodic Loss of Consciousness (.pdf)

          - Febrile Seizure (.pdf)

          - First Unprovoked Seizure (.pdf)

          - Headache (.pdf)

•  Orthopedics Referral Guidelines        

          - Back Pain Referral Guidelines (.pdf)

          - Concussion Clinical Care Guidelines (.pdf)

• Urology Referral Guidelines
• Weight Management/Obesity Referral Guidelines

Updates, as well as additional specialties and diagnoses, will be added over time.