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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
COWS Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Score: 
5-12 mild; 13-24 moderate; 25-36 moderately severe; more than 36 =
COWS Clinical Opiate ... Withdrawal Scale Score ... #Diagnosis #Addiction ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
in the ED, the clinician ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Neonatal #CRIES #PostOperative ... #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
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... Gooseflesh skin #COWS #Clinical ... #diagnosis #addiction
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PostOperative ... PainScale #rFLACC #Assessment
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... those >day 10 with clinical ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Family engagement Critical ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... the ICU due to short