10 results
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 ... there is increased risk ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
Stroke and bleeding risk ... #Diagnosis #Hematology ... HASBLED #Comparison #Score ... #Risk #Stroke # ... Anticoagulation #AFib
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores for stroke risk and bleed risk on anticoagulation

C	Congestive Heart Failure	1

H	Hypertension	1

A2	Age >75	2

D	Diabetes Mellitus	1

S2	Stroke,
CHA2DS2VASc vs HAS-BLED scores ... for stroke risk ... HASBLED #Comparison #Score ... Anticoagulation #AFib ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
The vital first ten minutes: Apgar scores and risks of cerebral palsy and epilepsy
#APGAR #pediatrics #peds
minutes: Apgar scores ... and risks of cerebral ... APGAR #pediatrics #peds
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... • No bleeding risk ... high bleeding risk ... #Scores #Calculators ... Anticoagulation #Factors #Hematology
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
A score of 0-2 indicates ... A score of 5 or ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
Initial assessment ... NAFLD fibrosis score ... signifying a low risk ... liver fibrosis; FIB ... NAFLD Fibrosis Score
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PostOperative #PainScale ... #rFLACC #Assessment
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Avoid meds that ... ↑ bleeding risk ... though safety assessment ... Management #treatment #hematology
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
cellulitis w/ black spots ... necrotic ulcers Risk ... immunosuppressive meds ... rash #cellulitis #dermatology