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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
The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
with stridor - Assessment ... Differential - Croup ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Stridor ... #Differential #Assessment
Westley Croup Severity Score 

Level of consciousness 
  Normal, including sleep = 0
  Disoriented
Westley Croup Severity ... Score Level ... #Severity #Score ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
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
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... management of coma in pediatric ... care unit #Assessment ... #Coma #Pediatrics ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare
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
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... No agitation or ... associated with agitation ... Diagnosis #Management #pediatrics ... #peds
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
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
first in this group ... A score of 5 or ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... predominate in this group ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PostOperative ... PainScale #rFLACC #Assessment