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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
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 ... #NIPS #Assessment
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Infant ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential ... #Assessment #Wheezing
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... • Fever • Sore ... Causes #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months ... if they have no clinical ... effusion, or z scores ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Undifferentiated critical congenital heart disease: Patterns of Presentation 
Pink baby:
 • Presents at 1-6 mo
Undifferentiated critical ... blood flow • HF ... #presentation #Differential ... Blue #Gray #Baby #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Color
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic Infant ... Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... • Central Core ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
of vomiting • Clinical ... • Glasgow Coma Score ... CSF leak from nose ... Injury #trama #pediatrics ... #peds
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
just simply a clinical ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... #diagnosis #differential ... #heartfailure #chf