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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
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
The Baker-Wong FACES Pain Rating scale (Figure 1) was developed with feedback from children and has
FACES Pain Rating scale ... 2010) #Diagnosis #Peds ... FACES #Rating #Assessment
Anti-Seizure Medication Guide - Common Uses and Side Effects

acetazolamide 
brivaracetam 
carbamazepine 
clobazam 
clonazepam 
clorazepate 
corticotropin injection
diazepam
Medications #epilepsy #pharmacology ... comparison #table #SideEffects ... #Adverse #AEDs
For children greater than one year who are preverbal, a well performing scale is the FLACC
well performing scale ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... PainScale #rFLACC #Assessment