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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
- APGAR Score ... via a 10-point scale ... Apgar scores < 7 ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
PECARN - Pediatric Head Injury Decision Aid - Mayo Clinic
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#Management #PatientInfo #Peds #Pediatrics #DecisionAid #PECARN
Head Injury Decision ... Aid - Mayo Clinic ... #PatientInfo #Peds ... #Pediatrics #DecisionAid ... PECARN #HeadInjury #CTHead
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... basis similar to APGAR ... in the ED, the clinician ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Management of Head ... Potentionally serious head ... swelling >5 cm on head ... Algorithm #Management #Head ... #pediatrics #peds
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... a significant injury ... of the radial head ... capitellum: a radial head ... #Pediatrics #clinical
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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Predictors of Clinically ... Significant Head ... 3 vomits after head ... Seizure after head ... #Pediatrics
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
must have a FAST Scale ... Unable to hold head ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... Dementia #Functional #Assessment ... Hospice #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
bleeding source: Head ... D - Severe head ... respirations • ↑head ... bed 30 degrees, head ... #Pediatrics