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Lego Pain Assessment Tool

#Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Lego #VisualAnalog #PainScale #VAS #Asssement
Assessment Tool #Diagnosis ... VisualAnalog #PainScale #VAS
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
multiple ethnicities as ... shown #Diagnosis ... VisualAnalog #PainScale #VAS
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
assessment (CPOT, VAS ... Syndrome #PICS #diagnosis
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
central cause of AVS ... therefore be used as ... patients with an AVS ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
What's in a Blood Gas ... VBG vs ABG BOTTOM ... PvCO2 >45mmHg has ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Stroke and bleeding risk stratification with the CHADS2-VASc and HAS-BLED schemas

#Diagnosis #Hematology #CHADS2 #CHADS2VASc #HASBLED #Comparison
with the CHADS2-VASc ... and HAS-BLED schemas ... #Diagnosis #Hematology
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
Microangiopathy - TTP VS ... entities, but has ... this distinction has ... implications : TTP has ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
Nephritic vs Nephrotic ... If the patient has ... Algorithm #Nephrology #Diagnosis
General approach to AKI - Checklist

Urine electrolytes & FENa - Previously, it was believed that urine
Previously, it was ... recent research has ... eosinophils - This has ... performance for diagnosing
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
gram negative vs ... gram positive vs ... other as well as ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis