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Assessing Pain - Kids <4 Years: Very limited communication; Can use the FLACC Scale (Faces, Legs,
communication; Can use the FLACC ... Range 0 -10) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #FLACC #PainScale ... #Assessment
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
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
performing scale is the FLACC ... score: Face, Legs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PostOperative #PainScale ... #rFLACC #Assessment
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant ... A score of 5 or ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... #NIPS #Assessment
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
construct in assessing neonatal ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... #Neonatal #CRIES ... PostOperative #Assessment
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... care unit #Assessment ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... own objective assessment ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... the ICU due to short ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare