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ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
Scales) Richmond Agitation-Sedation ... RASS #Richmond #Agitation ... #Ramsay #ICU #Assessment ... #Score
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... - APGAR Score ... Assessment of newborn ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Newborns #Assessment
APGAR Score for Newborn Assessment

Apgar score is based on Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration. 

#APGAR
APGAR Score for ... Newborn Assessment ... Apgar score is ... #Assessment #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS)

#RASS #Richmond #Agitation #Sedation #Scale #Assessment #Nursing #Diagnosis #Score
Richmond Agitation-Sedation ... RASS #Richmond #Agitation ... Sedation #Scale #Assessment ... Nursing #Diagnosis #Score
M (Mallampati Score): essentially giving you an external assessment tool about the patient’s ability to open
M (Mallampati Score ... you an external assessment ... the patient’s ability ... size, and the ability
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
serotoninergic meds ... Benzodiazepines for agitation ... illness with VS instability
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... care unit #Assessment ... Coma #Pediatrics #Peds ... #ABCs #CriticalCare
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
Stage 4: Decreased ability ... Sub-stage 6c: Inability ... Sub-stage 7a: Ability ... #FAST #Stage #Score ... Dementia #Functional #Assessment
Westley Croup Severity Score 

Level of consciousness 
  Normal, including sleep = 0
  Disoriented
Croup Severity Score ... None = 0 With agitation ... None = 0 With agitation ... Croup #Severity #Score ... #Diagnosis #Peds
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 ... Richmond Agitation ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare