Emergency Medicine
Fever Without Localizing Signs (FWLS) Print Section Listen eFigure 13-1 Algorithm for the management of fever without localizing source in patients 0 to 2 months of age. (Adapted from Texas…
Ear, Nose, and Throat
Acute Otitis Media (AOM) Print Section Listen Epidemiology: 33% of all pediatric office visits; by 3 yo, 80% have ≥ 1 AOM Pathophysiology: URI or inflammation → Eustachian tube dysfunction…
Dermatology
Types of Lesions Print Section Listen Primary: Specific Changes Caused Directly by Disease Process Macule: Nonpalpable, <1 cm Patch: Nonpalpable, >1 cm Papule: Solid, palpable, <1 cm Nodule: Solid, palpable,…
Cardiology
Evaluation of Suspected Congenital Heart Disease Print Section Listen See Chapter 32. Cardiac Pathophysiology: Six Main Classes Print Section Listen Cardiac Diseases Are Better Understood by Comparing Individual Patients’ Physiologies…
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…
