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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... #neonatal #pediatric ... #ventilation #algorithm
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Kernig's sign is present if the patient, in the supine position with the
with the hip and knee ... cannot extend the knee ... extension of the knee ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... American Academy of Pediatrics ... interest of advancing pediatric ... do not replace clinical ... #UrinaryTract #Pediatrics
Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)

1. It's all about the baseline
2.
help you use the Clinical ... Frailty Scale (CFS ... Terminally ill (CFS ... DrLindaDykes #Clinical ... #Tips #Geriatrics
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
flexion of the knees ... pathophysiology for the hip/knee ... is that hip and knee ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
infiltrates of MC (2 15 MCs ... • >25% of all MCs ... codon 816 • MCs ... hemepath #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
Suggested diagnostic algorithm for neonate with suspected esophageal atresia +/- tracheoesophageal fistula.

Image Source: De Virgilio, C.,
Suggested diagnostic algorithm ... : A case based clinical ... generalsurgery; #pediatrics
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
American College of Critical ... Care Medicine algorithm ... #Shock #Algorithm ... CriticalCare #Peds #Pediatrics
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... those >day 10 with clinical ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Rockwood Clinical ... generally accepted clinical ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Clinical #Frailty ... #Scale #Score #CFS