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The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Fever #Evaluation #Assessment ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #PhysicalExam # ... Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Pediatric Vital Signs Reference PocketCard
#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatric #VitalSigns #PocketCard #HeartRate #RespiratoryRate #Age #Normal #Nursing
Pediatric Vital ... Signs Reference ... PocketCard #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatric ... RespiratoryRate #Age
This table, along with our detailed references can be found online at http://www.pedscases.com/pediatric-vital-signsreference-chart .
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our podcast on “Pediatric ... Vital Signs.” ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatric #VitalSigns ... BloodPressure #Age
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
- Maneuver and Ages ... Asymmetric Tonic Neck ... Reflexes #Maneuvers #Ages ... #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
<6 months of age ... infants 3 months of age ... AST or ALT> 80, signs ... #Workup #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
on Neck Examination ... A middle-aged ... Most likely diagnosis ... #Friedreichs #Neck ... #JVP #PhysicalExam
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Sens: 44% if 2+ are ... Non-specific Kernig Sign ... 95% Brudzinski Sign ... #testing #physicalexam
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
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck ... around 4 months of age ... Asymmetrical #Tonic #Neck ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics
Infantile Spasms 
Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis 
1) Flexor spasms: Sudden flexion of neck, trunk, arms, and
Sudden flexion of neck ... Presentation < 1 year of age ... Developmental delay Diagnosis ... #Spasms #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis