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Pediatric Symptom Score

Purpose: To evaluate the severity of a small child's illness using the Pediatric Symptom Score.

Description

The Pediatric Symptoms Score was developed by Yaron et al as a component for the Children's Lake Louise Score for altitude illness. The scoring is done by the child's caregiver  to reflect changes in the child's behavior seen on the day of examination.


Parameters:

(1) eating

(2) playfulness

(3) sleeping

 

Parameter

Finding

Points

Rate how well your child has eaten today

normal

0

 

slightly less than normal

1

 

much less than normal

2

 

vomiting or not eating

3

Rate how playful your child is today

normal

0

 

playing slightly less

1

 

playing much less than normal

2

 

not playing

3

Rate the ability of your child to sleep today

normal

0

 

slightly less or more than normal

1

 

much less or much more than normal

2

 

not able to sleep

3

 

pediatric symptom score =

= (points for eating) + (points for play) + (points for sleeping)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 9


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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10