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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
- APGAR Score ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... develop long-term neurologic ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment 

#Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Dementia #Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment #MoCA #MSE #Evaluation #Score
Montreal Cognitive Assessment ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Montreal #Cognitive #Assessment ... MSE #Evaluation #Score
APGAR Score for Newborn Assessment

Apgar score is based on Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration. 

#APGAR
APGAR Score for ... Newborn Assessment ... Apgar score is ... #APGAR #Score #Newborns ... #Peds #Pediatrics
National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Total Score 0-42
1a. Level of consciousness
1b. LOC questions
1c. LOC commands
2.
Stroke Scale (NIHSS ... ) Total Score 0 ... #StrokeScale #NIHSS ... Diagnosis #Nursing #Assessment ... #CVA #Neurology
Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE)
Score one point for each correct response within each question or activity.

#MMSE #Mini
Examination (MMSE) Score ... diagnosis #dementia #neurology ... #geriatrics
Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

 • Initial Assessment
 • BP/Temp/BG
 • IV Alteplase
 • Tx of ICB
• Initial Assessment ... Anticoagulants • Core ... Management #CVA #neurology
The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) is commonly used as a screening tool to detect dementia. However,
#Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Examination #Score ... #Assessment
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
Initial assessment ... NAFLD fibrosis score ... NAFLD Fibrosis Score ... Referral #Management #Hepatology
SLU Mental Status Examination Tool
What does the SLU Mental Status Exam Test Do?
Q1-Q3: Attention, immediate recall,
extrapolation #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... #Examination #Assessment ... #Score
How do you work up an ischemic CVA?
A) Initial Evaluation
 • ABCs
 • IV access, monitor
complete neuro, NIHSS ... ischemic CVA (core ... diagnosis #checklist #neurology