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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: 5-12 ... Buprenorphine #Nursing #Assessment ... #Score
Clinical institute withdrawal assessment of alcohol scale revised (CIWA-AR).

#Diagnosis #Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal #Assessment #CIWAAR #Revised #Scale
Clinical institute ... withdrawal assessment ... Management #Alcohol #Withdrawal ... #Assessment #CIWAAR ... Revised #Scale #Score
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Withdrawal Score ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... or twice during assessment ... more times during assessment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)
 - Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... Observation during assessment ... Observation during assessment ... Gooseflesh skin #COWS #Clinical
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Short-Acting NRT ... cravings, reduce withdrawal ... after FDA-approved treatments ... CORE IM Podcast ... Cessation #Management #pharmacology
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Initial medical treatment ... squared; CAT, COPD assessment ... agonist; SAMA, short-acting ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
moderate pain; non-pharmacologic ... A score of 5 or ... indicates severe pain; pharmacologic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Infants #NIPS #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 ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
PMH; consider withdrawal ... NOTES: The last clinic ... own objective assessment ... the Pt's current clinical ... depending on the clinical