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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 ... #Newborns #Assessment
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
- Differential ... Fibrosis • Celiac Disease ... Overfeeding • Short ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
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 3-4 indicates ... A score of 5 or ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #NIPS #Assessment
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
The infant with ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Infant ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential ... #Assessment #Wheezing
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Copper Deficiency - Differential ... women, premature infants ... , infants Increased ... gastrectomy, prolonged diarrhea ... Copper #Deficiency #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Differential ... Ischemia • Short ... Lymphoma #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #SmallBowel #Differential
Persistent UC Symptoms Despite 5-ASA Therapies
 • Assess for Drug Adherence
 • Disease Activity Assessment (bloody
Drug Adherence • Disease ... Activity Assessment ... (bloody diarrhea ... UC > non-bloody diarrhea ... Observation (FCP/CRP/Scope
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Mouth Disorders - Differential ... Other: • Gum Disease ... Infection • Canker Sore ... Oral #Disorders #Differential ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... Infants ≤6 months ... conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... testing for celiac disease ... Workup #diagnosis #differential