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ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
ICU Sedation Scales ... Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis ... #Richmond #Agitation ... #Ramsay #ICU #Assessment ... #Score
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... Assessment of newborn ... via a 10-point scale ... Apgar scores < 7 ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)

#RASS #Richmond #Agitation #Sedation #Scale #Assessment #Nursing #Diagnosis #Score
Scale (RASS) ... #RASS #Richmond ... #Scale #Assessment ... #Nursing #Diagnosis ... #Score
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... (RASS) - Validated ... will vary with clinical ... #CriticalCare #
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based on scores ... and clinical features ... • Bova score ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Use of validated scales ... ) - Pain assessment ... Sedation titration (RASS ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
or Glasgow Coma Scale ... meningococcal purpuric rash ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... own objective assessment ... : • For most ICU ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... those >day 10 with clinical ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Clinical Opioid ... Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... Opiate #Withdrawal #Scale ... #Diagnosis #Addiction