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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 ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... in pediatric population ... care unit #Assessment ... #Coma #Pediatrics ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare
APGAR Score for Newborn Assessment

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

#APGAR
APGAR Score for ... Newborn Assessment ... Apgar score is ... #Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The vital first ten minutes: Apgar scores and risks of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
#APGAR #pediatrics #peds
minutes: Apgar scores ... epilepsy #APGAR #pediatrics ... #peds #cerebralpalsy
Westley Croup Severity Score 

Level of consciousness 
  Normal, including sleep = 0
  Disoriented
Croup Severity Score ... None = 0 With agitation ... Croup #Severity #Score ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
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 ... Richmond Agitation ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
The APGAR scoring system is a comprehensive screening tool which should be used to assess newborns
#Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR ... #Score #Newborns ... #Assessment
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
epilepsy • Glasgow Coma ... Score < 15 (<14 ... Injury #trama #pediatrics ... #peds
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
rate, M Glasgow Coma ... Scale Motor score ... circulation, SSEP short-latency ... Management #Neurology #CriticalCare