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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
SMART-COP predicts people with CAP who will require admission to intensive care requiring ventillatory or vasopressor
people with CAP ... who will require admission ... better than the PORT ... score or CURB-65 ... SMARTCOP #Severity #Score
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
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... overdose of home meds ... own objective assessment ... #Admitting #Admissions ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
Assessment of diabetic control:
 - Any episodes of hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admission? 
 - Is
Assessment of diabetic ... ketoacidosis, hospital admission ... #diabetes #primarycare ... #DM1 #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Assessment
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
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 ... piloerrection of skin can ... Buprenorphine #Score
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
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