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Recommended antibiotics for pediatric pneumonia 

Dr. Rasha Buhumaid @RBuhumaid

#antibiotics #pediatrics #pneumonia #management #peds #dosing #pharmacology
Recommended antibiotics ... @RBuhumaid #antibiotics ... pneumonia #management #peds ... #dosing #pharmacology
Assessing Pain - Kids <4 Years: Very limited communication; Can use the FLACC Scale (Faces, Legs,
use the FLACC Scale ... Consolability) Scale ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... 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 ... Score #Newborns #Assessment
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 #Peds
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
is a 10-point scale ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PostOperative #Assessment
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
certain foods or meds ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... hospitalization or antibiotics
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
corticosteroids, antibiotics ... squared; CAT, COPD assessment ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)

For infants less than one year of age, the Neonatal Infant Pain
Neonatal Infant Pain Scale ... moderate pain; non-pharmacologic ... indicates severe pain; pharmacologic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... Infants #NIPS #Assessment
Kids 4 – 8 Years: Use pain scales with visual cues (Personally I like the OUCHER
like the OUCHER Scale ... shown #Diagnosis #Peds ... PainScale #VAS #Assessment
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
stepwise daily assessment ... Agitation Sedation Scale ... No pharmacologic ... (Haldol) - No pharmacologic