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Assessing Pain - Kids <4 Years: Very limited communication; Can use the FLACC Scale (Faces, Legs,
use the FLACC Scale ... Range 0 -10) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #FLACC #PainScale ... #Assessment
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Pain Scale (NIPS ... Infant Pain Scale ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... #NIPS #Assessment
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... in the ED, the clinician ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... PostOperative #Assessment
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... Assessment of newborn ... via a 10-point scale ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
Years: Use pain scales ... ethnicities as shown #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #VisualAnalog #PainScale ... #VAS #Assessment
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
well performing scale ... is the FLACC score ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #PainScale #rFLACC ... #Assessment
The Baker-Wong FACES Pain Rating scale (Figure 1) was developed with feedback from children and has
FACES Pain Rating scale ... Tomlinson 2010) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #PainScale #WongBaker ... FACES #Rating #Assessment
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... • Fever • Sore ... Signs #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Peds #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... Other causes #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential ... #Assessment #Wheezing
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... MRI, iADL scale, ... neuropsychological assessment ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Geriatrics #Workup