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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 ... #Assessment
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Febrile Child - some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... Fever #Evaluation #Assessment ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
• Fever • Sore ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Peds #Pediatrics
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
10-point scale, using ... Increased vital signs ... assessing neonatal pain ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PostOperative #Assessment
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
disorder - Other causes ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Infant ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential ... #Assessment #Wheezing
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
assessment • 0 ... assessment • 0 ... assessment • 2 ... assessment • 4 ... #Nursing #Assessment
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Scale (NIPS) uses ... A score of 5 or ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neuropsychological assessment ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
– 8 Years: Use pain ... scales with visual cues ... ethnicities as shown #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... PainScale #VAS #Assessment
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... child’s overall pain ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PostOperative ... PainScale #rFLACC #Assessment