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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 ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
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
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... care unit #Assessment ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
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
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... coccobacillus within the RBCs ... using Columbia Agar ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... #diagnosis #management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... echo is positive, treatment ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... and Management Pearls ... Treatment: Single ... #Management #pediatrics ... #peds
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... and 44.5% - Lab-score ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever