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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
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... features • Bova score ... prognostication #diagnosis #management ... stratification #criticalcare
Management of the seriously injured child - Primary and Secondary Survey

#Survey #ABCs #Assessment #Trauma #Peds #Pediatrics
Management of the ... Survey #Survey #ABCs ... #Assessment #Trauma ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... care unit #Assessment ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
c deliriogenic meds ... severe nocturnal agitation ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
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REMOVE UNECCESARY MEDS ... DIURETICS which are short ... Fluid #Balance #management ... #criticalcare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... overdose of home meds ... own objective assessment ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... differential #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
Coma Scale Motor score ... circulation, SSEP short-latency ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neurology #CriticalCare