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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
- APGAR Score ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... If Apgar score remains ... #Diagnosis #Peds
APGAR Score for Newborn Assessment

Apgar score is based on Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration. 

#APGAR
APGAR Score for ... Apgar score is ... #APGAR #Score #Newborns ... #Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The APGAR scoring system is a comprehensive screening tool which should be used to assess newborns
The APGAR scoring ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR ... #Score #Newborns ... #Assessment
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... coccobacillus within the RBCs ... using Columbia Agar ... #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... own objective assessment ... bedside echo is never ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... dependent DM ACS ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
and 44.5% - Lab-score ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever