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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 ... #Opiate #Withdrawal ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... (COWS) - Resting ... Observation during assessment ... attributed to opiate ... Observation during assessment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... or twice during assessment ... more times during assessment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
and Delirium (PAD ... stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... CriticalCare #diagnosis #management
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Checklist VITALS: If bad ... esp in work-up/management ... NOTES: The last clinic ... own objective assessment ... the Pt's current clinical
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... JVD, Orthopnea/PND ... differential #algorithm #management