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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... signs following ... develop long-term neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
Neonatal Resuscitation – Circulation and Drugs
Consider drugs (k) if heart rate beats/min in spite of adequate
Neonatal Resuscitation ... A newborn baby who ... #Neonatal #Resuscitation ... #Pharmacology #management ... #peds #pediatrics
Causes of Pediatric Constipation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Dietary / Functional:
 • Insufficient Volume / Bulk
Neurologic:
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Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fissures) • Drugs ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome • Muscular ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
Increased vital signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... #Neonatal #CRIES ... PostOperative #Assessment
Neonatal Resuscitation - Preparation and Overview
Preparation:
 - All health professionals dealing with newborn infants should be
professionals dealing with newborn ... , Circulation, Drugs ... venous access and drugs ... #Preparation #peds ... #management #pediatrics
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... test - Cogan sign ... - Peek sign ... precipitated by: Drugs ... #management #neurology
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Newborn Infant - ... is also a late sign ... always needs urgent assessment ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... abnormality, Medication/Drug ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #management #neurology
Causes of Purpura or Easy Bruising in Children

Platelet count reduced, i.e. thrombocytopenia
 - Increased platelet destruction
- Alloimmune neonatal ... leukaemia) - Drug-induced ... cardiopulmonary bypass Vascular ... Bruising #Causes #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis