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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
APGAR Score for Newborn Assessment

Apgar score is based on Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration. 

#APGAR
APGAR Score for ... Newborn Assessment ... #APGAR #Score #Newborns ... #Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The APGAR scoring system is a comprehensive screening tool which should be used to assess newborns
used to assess newborns ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Pediatrics #APGAR #Score ... #Newborns #Assessment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... for etiological assessment ... of emergency, ICU ... inhibitors under evaluation
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
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... will vary with clinical ... due to short half-life ... #CriticalCare #diagnosis
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Evaluation Guide ... • URI sx (HA, sore ... % if severe or ICU ... #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... if they have no clinical ... conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Alcohol-related liver disease algorithm. 

In patients in whom alcohol is suspected to be the main injurious
liver disease algorithm ... units/week men, an assessment ... should be given to assessment ... liver fibrosis evaluation ... Hepatitis #management #diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... NOTES: The last clinic ... own objective assessment ... : • For most ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis