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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... Assessment of newborn ... Apgar scores < 7 ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Newborns #Assessment
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
scales with visual cues ... ethnicities as shown #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #VisualAnalog #PainScale ... #VAS #Assessment
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
in the ED, the clinician ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... PostOperative #Assessment
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Pain Scale (NIPS) uses ... A score of 5 or ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PostOperative #PainScale ... #rFLACC #Assessment
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Differential #Assessment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... or twice during assessment ... more times during assessment ... #Nursing #Assessment
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... it should not cause ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management