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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
- APGAR Score ... via a 10-point scale ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... #Diagnosis #Peds
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... basis similar to APGAR ... assessing neonatal pain ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PostOperative #Assessment
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
and management ... or Glasgow Coma Scale ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... stepwise daily assessment ... Total scores >2 ... Sedation Scale ... #diagnosis #management
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Scale (NIPS) ... Scale (NIPS) uses ... A score of 5 or ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Use of validated scales ... CAM-ICU) - Pain ... assessment (CPOT ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
well performing scale ... is the FLACC score ... child’s overall pain ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PainScale #rFLACC #Assessment
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... patient was having pain ... withdrawal is scored ... Opiate #Withdrawal #Scale ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
European Resuscitation Council–European Society of Intensive Care Medicine algorithm for neuroprognostication after cardiac arrest. Reproduced from
M Glasgow Coma Scale ... Motor score, NSE ... potentials #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neurology ... #CriticalCare #