Criteria for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants with Pneumonia

Are you evaluating a pediatric patient with community-acquired pneumonia?

Yes

Age of the patient

Respiratory rate

breaths per minute

Does the patient show?

• dyspnea?

Yes

• retractions (subcostal, supersternal, intercostals)?

Yes

• grunting?

Yes

• nasal flaring when breathing?

Yes

• apnea?

Yes

• altered mental status (lethargy, stupor, coma)?

Yes

Oxygen saturation on room air in percent

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Number of signs of respiratory distress

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Systemic Air Embolism in Neonate with Respiratory Distress Syndrome on a Ventilator
Criteria For Diagnosis
- Silverman Score (Silverman-Anderson Index) for Neonatal Respiratory Distress (RDS)
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications

Therapy

Selection
- Scoring System of Wainwright et al for Respiratory Distress in Infants

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Criteria for Respiratory Distress in Pediatric Patient with Pneumonia

Purpose: To evaluate a pediatric patient community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) for signs of respiratory distress as listed by Bradley et al.

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10