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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
Algorithm for assessment and management of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) #Management #Peds #PrimaryCare #CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #CAP #Protocol
Algorithm for assessment ... acquired pneumonia (CAP ... ) #Management #Peds ... #PrimaryCare #CommunityAcquiredPneumonia ... #CAP #Protocol
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... withdrawal is scored ... • 1 - tremor can ... Buprenorphine #Score ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatment options for AUD include psychosocial treatment and medications. Individualize based on
in renal dz • Can ... tolerated prior meds ... settings where meds ... #UseDisorder #Addiction ... #PrimaryCare #Treatment
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Can treat before ... conditions met: z score ... effusion, or z scores ... and lab signs (CRP ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
ICU Triad (PAD) can ... stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... the ICU due to short ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Short-Acting NRT ... • Nasal Spray: Can ... CORE IM Podcast ... #pharmacology #addition
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
immediately; you can ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... overdose of home meds ... own objective assessment ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
causes stridor -> Sore ... Tetanus Toxin -> Spores ... lymph -> Koplik's spots ... if symptomatic can ... #Immunization #peds
The APGAR scoring system is a comprehensive screening tool which should be used to assess newborns
newborns at birth and can ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Pediatrics #APGAR #Score ... #Newborns #Assessment