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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
Initial assessment Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Assessment #Algorithm #Ddxof
Initial assessment ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Delirium ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Assessment #Algorithm
Planning for Older Drivers Safety (PODS) algorithm, a toolbox of functional assessment tests related to driving.
) algorithm, a toolbox ... of functional assessment ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... DriversSafety #Algorithm ... #AGS
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , seizures) 3) Assessment ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Assessment of the ... Causes of exacerbation ... #Eczema #Assessment ... #primarycare #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
than one year of age ... Pain Scale (NIPS) uses ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
scales with visual cues ... multiple ethnicities as ... shown #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... PainScale #VAS #Assessment
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
dL, anemia for age ... conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... reassessments are helpful, as ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PostOperative ... PainScale #rFLACC #Assessment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis