Critical Care
Respiratory Failure Print Section Listen Respiratory failure is commonly classified as one or both of the following: Hypoxic (type 1): Characterized by failure of gas exchange resulting in PaO2 <50…
Procedures
Checklist to Use before Doing a Procedure Print Section Listen Explain the necessity of the procedure, the steps involved, and the risks. Obtain informed consent, except in life-threatening emergencies. Request…
Dentistry and Oral Health
Oral Examination Print Section Listen Important and regular part of anticipatory and preventive care Position: Child in the caregiver’s lap straddling and facing the caregiver with the examiner’s knees touching…
Assessment of Nutrition and Growth
Charts of Body Mass Index for Age Print Section Listen Body mass index (BMI) is calculated as follows: BMI = (Weight in kg)/(Height in m)2 BMI is an effective screening…
Clinical Pearls for the Wards
Orders Print Section Listen Admission Orders (ADC VANDALISM) Admit to: Floor, service, MD Diagnoses (prioritized) Condition: Good, fair, poor, guarded, critical Vitals and monitoring: Frequency of monitoring (eg,, q4, q…
Neonatal and Pediatric Nutrition
Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation in Term and Preterm Neonates Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print Feeding Regimen Recommended Supplementation Preterm Infants Human milk fortified with HMF BW <2500…
Allergy and Immunology
Gell and Coombs Classification of Hypersensitivity Immune Responses Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print Type Mechanism Examples I: Anaphylactic or immediate hypersensitivity IgE-mediated mast cell degranulation and activation…
Adolescent Medicine
Adolescent Health Screening and Supervision Print Section Listen Adolescent Assessment Structure of Interview: Do an initial assessment with the parent and adolescent, focusing on chief complaint and history. Then speak…
Analgesia and Sedation
Definition of Pain Print Section Listen As defined by International Association for the Study of Pain: “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or…
Miscellaneous Anomalies
Aplasia Cutis Congenita Print Section Listen Figure 30-1 Aplasia cutis congenita This not uncommon disorder is characterized by congenital localized areas of missing skin. These may present as ulcers, or…
