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Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... and management ... of coma in pediatric ... or Glasgow Coma Scale ... #Peds #ABCs #CriticalCare
Assessing Pain - Kids <4 Years: Very limited communication; Can use the FLACC Scale (Faces, Legs,
Assessing Pain - ... use the FLACC Scale ... Consolability) Scale ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... FLACC #PainScale #Assessment
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Narrow Complex Bradycardia:
 • Regular: Sinus Bradycardia, AFib w/ AV
Bradycardia - Differential ... Block, Junctional Escape ... QRS, Ventricular Escape ... #Bradycardia #Differential ... #cardiology #criticalcare
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Pain Assessment ... and Management Initiative ... Interventions (pediatric ... therapeutic language #Management ... #Pain #NonPharmacologic
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... assessing neonatal pain ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... PostOperative #Assessment
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
CAM-ICU) - Pain ... assessment (CPOT ... PICS #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
MRI, iADL scale, ... neuropsychological assessment ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
– 8 Years: Use pain ... like the OUCHER Scale ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... PainScale #VAS #Assessment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... stepwise daily assessment ... Agitation Sedation Scale ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
The Baker-Wong FACES Pain Rating scale (Figure 1) was developed with feedback from children and has
Baker-Wong FACES Pain ... Rating scale (Figure ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... FACES #Rating #Assessment