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Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
Cognitive Burden Scale ... (ACB Scale) ... #ACB #Scale #Anticholinergic ... Cognitive #Burden #Geriatrics ... Medications #List #Pharmacology
Initial assessment and management of coma in pediatric population.

Airway - is it secure? 
Breathing — is
Initial assessment ... or Glasgow Coma Scale ... care unit #Assessment ... #Coma #Pediatrics ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Assessing Pain - Kids <4 Years: Very limited communication; Can use the FLACC Scale (Faces, Legs,
use the FLACC Scale ... Consolability) Scale ... Range 0 -10) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... FLACC #PainScale #Assessment
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... APGAR Score Assessment ... via a 10-point scale ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
Hidden anticholinergics in elderly patients: What, where and how?

Antihistamines - 1st generation: chlorpheniramine, hydroxyzine, diphenhydramine
Antidepressants
Hidden anticholinergics ... TerrierBen #Hidden #anticholinergics ... #medications #pharmacology ... #elderly #geriatrics ... #dementia #diagnosis
Drug-Induced Seizures - OTIS-CAMPBELL

O - Organophosphate, oral hypoglycemics, opioid
T - TCA, theophylline
I - Isoniazid, Insulin
S -
Amphetamines, anticholinergics ... , amantadine, antibiotics ... #Differential #Pharmacology ... #Diagnosis #OTISCAMPBELL
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #PainScale ... PostOperative #Assessment
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... MRI, iADL scale, ... neuropsychological assessment ... #Geriatrics #Workup
To be eligible for hospice beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease must have a FAST Scale of greater
must have a FAST Scale ... equal to 7 FAST Scale ... Dementia #Functional #Assessment ... Test #Hospice #Diagnosis ... #Geriatrics #Palliative
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
like the OUCHER Scale ... ethnicities as shown #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... PainScale #VAS #Assessment