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The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
with stridor - Assessment ... Differential - Croup ... or congenital airway ... abnormality: #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant ... first in this group ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... #NIPS #Assessment
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
and management ... Airway - is it secure ... #Coma #Pediatrics ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
the numerical values ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... #Neonatal #CRIES ... PostOperative #Assessment
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... and Management Pearls ... increasing upper airway ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #pediatrics #peds
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Stratification #Fever
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
prodrome • Fever ... Continuous positive airway ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
scale is the FLACC score ... predominate in this group ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PostOperative ... PainScale #rFLACC #Assessment
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
and 44.5% - Lab-score ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever