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Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... Early diagnosis ... #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Features #Signs ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
<6 months of age ... • Troponin for infants ... AST or ALT> 80, signs ... Guidelines #Workup #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Introduction • Classification ... Classic “snowman sign ... Outcomes by Cara ... management #cardiology #peds ... #pediatrics #summary
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months ... dL, anemia for age ... clinical and lab signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
the Nikolsky sign ... syndrome (SSS) in infants ... the Nikolsky sign ... includes Kawasaki ... disease, scarlet
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant ... than one year of age ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... #NIPS #Assessment
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Congenital Heart Disease ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... Breathing • Apnea of Infancy ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
Increased vital signs ... normal range for age ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... PostOperative #Assessment
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Assessment of the ... to change with age ... In infants, the ... #primarycare #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis
Assessment of diabetic control:
 - Any episodes of hypoglycaemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, hospital admission? 
 - Is
Assessment of diabetic ... hypertension yearly (age-specific ... at diagnosis, thyroid ... primarycare #DM1 #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Assessment