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

#RASS #Richmond #Agitation #Sedation #Scale #Assessment #Nursing #Diagnosis #Score
Scale (RASS) ... #RASS #Richmond ... #Scale #Assessment ... #Nursing #Diagnosis ... #Score
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
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... meningococcal purpuric rash ... 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 ... Sedation Scale (RASS ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... sit still • 1 - reports ... withdrawal is scored ... Buprenorphine #Score ... Diagnosis #Addiction #Nursing
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
c deliriogenic meds ... severe nocturnal agitation ... dexmedetomidine during ... Reorientation during ... Treatment #MICU #CriticalCare
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Tetanus Toxin -> Spores ... & hemorrhagic rash ... lymph -> Koplik's spots ... Vesicular & pruritic rash ... #Immunization #peds
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Mouth ulcers • Sore ... (28%) • Skin rash ... infections - rare during ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... Phase: • The short
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... then be excreted using ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare