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Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) Criteria - Definitions of Sepsis, Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock

Systemic Inflammatory
Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... - Definitions of ... Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... 96.80F (360C) 3 Respiratory ... resuscitation #Diagnosis
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Light's Criteria ... Nugget on Light's Criteria ... for diagnosis of ... Internal Medicine #Respiratory ... InternalMedicine #Pediatrics
SIRS, qSOFA and Sepsis Definitions
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - Present if 2 2 of the following
qSOFA and Sepsis Definitions ... Inflammatory Response Syndrome ... 2 points: • Respiratory ... qSOFA #Sepsis #Criteria ... criticalcare #infection #diagnosis
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... Multisystem Syndrome ... changes, syncope, neck ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #coronavirus #diagnosis
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
- Differential Diagnosis ... Respiratory: ... Distress Syndrome ... Enterocolitis (NEC ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Berlin Criteria ... Distress Syndrome ... #Distress #Syndrome ... #Berlin #Definition ... #Criteria #Diagnosis
Bronchiolitis Management

When to admit: 
- Any history of apnoea 
- Persistant sats < 92% 
- Inadequate
Signs of severe respiratory ... Bronchiolitis #Management #diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Admission #Discharge #Criteria
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ... spread to her neck ... patient had an upper respiratory ... Scalded #Skin #Syndrome ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... ratio < 300 Nick ... Distress #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Distress Syndrome ... Distress Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics