Evidence-based, clinician-facing notes on the calculators, criteria and quick-references in Doctaverse. Decision support only.
Pediatric anaphylaxis recognition and first-line IM adrenaline dosing by weight and age (0.01 mg/kg, 1:1000), plus positioning and adjuncts — a quick reference for clinicians.
Cheat sheetsA clinician quick reference for pediatric febrile neutropenia — ANC definition, when it is an emergency, and the door-to-antibiotic-within-one-hour rule.
Cheat sheetsNRP 8th edition algorithm summary — initial steps, the Golden Minute, PPV, 3:1 chest compressions and adrenaline 0.01–0.03 mg/kg IV — as a quick bedside reference for clinicians.
Cheat sheetsA clinician cheat-sheet for grading pediatric dehydration by clinical signs, estimating the fluid deficit, and choosing oral versus IV rehydration.
Cheat sheetsDiagnosis, fluids and insulin for pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis — 0.05–0.1 U/kg/hr insulin, no bolus insulin, corrected sodium, and cerebral oedema red flags, per ISPAD 2022.
Cheat sheetsGlasgow Coma Scale with pediatric and infant modifications as a side-by-side chart — eye, verbal and motor scoring, totals and severity bands — for clinicians.
Cheat sheetsCheat-sheet for pediatric IV fluid resuscitation boluses and Holliday-Segar maintenance rates, with isotonic fluid choice and a maintenance fluid calculator.
Cheat sheetsBedside pediatric lab reference ranges by age — CBC (Hb, WBC, platelets), electrolytes, renal function and liver function tests — in quick-scan tables for clinicians.
Cheat sheetsBedside table of normal pediatric heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure by age band, plus fever and shock red flags for clinicians.
Cheat sheetsWeight-based pediatric resuscitation drug doses — adrenaline, amiodarone, atropine, adenosine, calcium and more — for cardiac arrest and peri-arrest.
Cheat sheetsTimed pediatric convulsive status epilepticus algorithm — benzodiazepine dosing (lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg, midazolam), second-line levetiracetam/phenytoin/valproate, and RSI, per APLS/NICE.
Calculator guidesDeriving the absolute eosinophil count from WBC and the eosinophil percentage, the mild/moderate/severe 500-1500-5000 per microliter grading, the hypereosinophilia threshold, a worked example, and interpretation pitfalls.
Calculator guidesHow to calculate the ANC from the WBC, neutrophils and bands, the CTCAE severity grades, and why fever with an ANC <500 is a treat-now emergency.
Calculator guidesDeriving the absolute lymphocyte count from WBC and lymphocyte percentage, age-dependent ranges, the infant SCID caveat, a worked example and pitfalls.
Calculator guidesThe AIR score for suspected appendicitis — its seven weighted items, the 0–12 scale, low/indeterminate/high bands, and how it compares with Alvarado and PAS.
Calculator guidesThe Alvarado/MANTRELS score for acute appendicitis — its eight items, the 0–10 scale, the unlikely/compatible/probable bands, and why PAS is preferred in children.
Calculator guidesThe A–a gradient — the alveolar gas equation, what a normal vs widened gradient tells you about the mechanism of hypoxaemia, a worked example, and the FiO₂ caveats.
Calculator guidesSerum anion gap done properly — HAGMA vs NAGMA, why hypoalbuminemia masks a raised gap (correct +2.5 per g/dL below normal), and using the delta ratio to unmask a hidden second acid-base disorder.
Calculator guidesThe APGAR score — its five components, the 0–10 scale, 1- and 5-minute timing, and why it is a description of newborn condition, not a diagnosis of asphyxia.
Calculator guidesAge-based pediatric weight estimation (APLS / Luscombe-Owens) for emergencies — the three age-band formulae, a worked example, and when a measured weight or Broselow tape beats them.
Calculator guidesThe Castro-Rodriguez Asthma Predictive Index — recurrent wheeze plus major and minor criteria, the stringent vs loose definitions, and how a positive or negative API informs prognosis.
Calculator guidesArterial oxygen content CaO₂ — the bound-plus-dissolved formula, why anaemia matters more than a small SaO₂ dip, its role in oxygen delivery (DO₂), and a worked example.
Calculator guidesThe AVPU scale — Alert, Voice, Pain, Unresponsive — for rapid pediatric consciousness assessment, how 'P' maps to roughly GCS 8 and airway risk, and when to switch to GCS.
Calculator guidesNigrovic's Bacterial Meningitis Score for children with CSF pleocytosis — the five predictors, why a score of 0 carries ~99.9% NPV, and the exclusions that void it.
Calculator guidesHow the New Ballard Score estimates gestational age from 12 maturity signs, the 24 + 0.4 × total formula, timing of the exam, and a worked example with pitfalls.
Calculator guidesThe Mifflin-St Jeor BMR equation — its sex-specific formula, the five activity multipliers for total daily energy, a worked example, and why it is an adult tool not validated in children.
Calculator guidesWhy pediatric BMI must be read as BMI-for-age z-scores, not adult thresholds — WHO cutoffs for thinness, overweight and obesity, a worked example, and caveats.
Calculator guidesThe Mosteller BSA formula for children, why body surface area beats weight for chemotherapy and fluid dosing, a worked example, and the obesity-capping pitfall.
Calculator guidesThe Behavioural Observational Pain Scale — three observed domains scored 0–2, the 0–6 total, the ≥3 analgesia threshold, validated age range, and how to use it post-operatively.
Calculator guidesEstimating serum osmolality from sodium, glucose and urea, then comparing with a measured value — the formula, when the osmolar gap points to an unmeasured osmole, a worked example, and the gap's blind spots.
Calculator guidesHow to use the McIsaac-modified Centor score to estimate group A strep pharyngitis risk, apply the age adjustment, and decide when to test rather than treat empirically.
Calculator guidesThe four-factor Childhood Hodgkin International Prognostic Score (CHIPS) from COG AHOD0031 mapped to 4-year event-free survival, with a worked example and pitfalls.
Calculator guidesCPP is the net pressure driving cerebral blood flow — CPP = MAP − ICP. The formula, the absolute ≥40 mmHg floor, age-banded targets (infant ≥40, child ≥50, adolescent ≥55), and monitoring pitfalls.
Calculator guidesThe Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Pain Scale — six observed behaviours, the 4–13 total, the >4 and ≥8 thresholds, validated age range, and how to score it at the bedside.
Calculator guidesCorrected (adjusted) age for preterm infants — subtracting weeks of prematurity from chronological age, when to correct, until what age, a worked example, and the postmenstrual-age distinction.
Calculator guidesAlbumin-correcting total calcium with the Payne formula in SI units — the 0.02 per g/L coefficient, when hypoalbuminemia masks true calcium, a worked example, and why ionized calcium still wins.
Calculator guidesWhy the raw reticulocyte percentage misleads in anemia — correcting for hematocrit and reticulocyte maturation, the RPI under-2 vs over-3 marrow-response rule, a worked example, and the interpretation pitfalls.
Calculator guidesHow the Downes score grades newborn respiratory distress from five signs (0–10), the severity bands Doctaverse uses, a worked example, and pitfalls in interpretation.
Calculator guidesWeight-based endotracheal tube insertion depth at the lips for neonates — the 1.17 × weight + 5.58 regression, the Tochen 6 + weight(kg) rule, and why ELBW infants need adjustment.
Calculator guidesPediatric ET tube sizing — the age-based Cole/APLS formulae for cuffed and uncuffed tubes, why it doesn't apply to neonates, and always having a half-size above and below ready.
Calculator guidesEstimated blood volume by age band — preterm 95, term 85, infant 80, child 75, adolescent 70 mL/kg — the base figure for transfusion, exchange and maximum-allowable-blood-loss math.
Calculator guidesFractional excretion of sodium vs urea in pediatric AKI — the <1% prerenal cutoff, why FEUrea (<35%) is needed on diuretics, and the neonatal caveat.
Calculator guidesThe FeverPAIN score for streptococcal pharyngitis — its five items, the 0–5 scale, NICE prescribing bands, and why it is validated only from age 3 upward.
Calculator guidesThe FLACC behavioural pain scale — its five observed domains, the 0–10 total, the mild/moderate/severe bands, validated age range, and how to use it when a child cannot self-report.
Calculator guidesFEMg quantifies the fraction of filtered magnesium excreted in urine — the 0.7 protein-binding correction, the >2–4% renal-wasting cutoff in hypomagnesaemia, and why timing matters.
Calculator guidesCalculating the fractional excretion of urea from urine urea, BUN and creatinines, the under-35 percent prerenal cutoff, why it beats FENa on diuretics, plus pitfalls.
Calculator guidesLeft-ventricular fractional shortening — the M-mode formula, the normal ~28–44% range and reduced-function bands, a worked example, and why FS is load-dependent.
Calculator guidesEstimating the free-water deficit to return sodium to 140 mEq/L in a hypernatremic child — the TBW formula, why correction must stay ≤0.5 mEq/L/hr and ≤10–12 per 24h, a worked example, and the cerebral-edema trap.
Calculator guidesHow to calculate neonatal glucose infusion rate in mg/kg/min, target ranges for hypoglycemia, the 12.5% peripheral dextrose ceiling, and a worked TPN blend example.
Calculator guidesConverting HbA1c to estimated average glucose with the ADAG regression eAG = 28.7 x A1c - 46.7, mg/dL and mmol/L output, a worked example, and why A1c-eAG discordance flags hemoglobinopathy or altered RBC lifespan.
Calculator guidesHow to calculate pediatric maintenance IV fluids with the Holliday-Segar method — daily 100/50/20 and hourly 4/2/1 rules, worked example, and key caveats.
Calculator guidesEstimating free-water deficit and fluid replacement in a child with Na > 145 — the TBW formula, the 4 mL/kg-per-mEq bedside rule, and why correction must stay ≤0.5 mEq/L/hr over ~48h.
Calculator guidesEstimating safe sodium correction and fluid replacement in a child with Na < 135 — why the headline number is the rate-capped 24h target, not the full deficit, plus 3% saline for seizures.
Calculator guidesThe Ganzoni equation for total iron deficit — weight x (target - actual Hb) x 2.4 plus depot iron, the pediatric 15 mg/kg vs 500 mg stores rule, a worked example, and the single-dose-limit pitfalls.
Calculator guidesConverting an IV volume and infusion time into a drip rate (drops/min) and hourly mL rate, macrodrip vs microdrip factors, a worked example and safety pitfalls.
Calculator guidesThe four Kocher predictors for septic hip in a limping child, the original probability table from 0 to 4 predictors, and why CRP and joint aspiration still matter.
Calculator guidesThe Lansky scale — the pediatric counterpart of Karnofsky, scoring functional status 0–100 in steps of 10 from caregiver-observed play, with descriptors, uses, and pitfalls.
Calculator guidesMABL estimates how much blood a child can lose before transfusion — MABL = EBV × (Hct_initial − Hct_min) / Hct_initial. The formula, an age-band worked example, and the conservative variant.
Calculator guidesMAP estimates the average perfusion pressure across the cardiac cycle — MAP = DBP + ⅓(SBP − DBP). The formula, why diastole is weighted, a worked example, and pediatric norm caveats.
Calculator guidesMCV ÷ RBC count — the <13 thalassemia-trait / >13 iron-deficiency rule for microcytic anemia, the physiology behind it, sensitivity/specificity, and why it never replaces electrophoresis or iron studies.
Calculator guidesThe Tanner mid-parental height method — the boys (+13) and girls (−13) formulas, the ±8.5 cm target range, when to use it in a growth assessment, a worked example, and its limits.
Calculator guidesThe 2022 AAP hyperbilirubinemia thresholds for infants ≥35 weeks — how gestational age, postnatal hour, and neurotoxicity risk factors move the phototherapy and exchange lines, plus the escalation-of-care zone. BETA digitized curves.
Calculator guidesThe Oxygen Saturation Index — its formula, the PALICC mild/moderate/severe bands at 5, 7.5 and 12.3, the SpO₂ ≤97% rule, and a worked example for ventilated children.
Calculator guidesThe Oxygenation Index — its formula, the PALICC-2 mild/moderate/severe bands, why children use OI not the Berlin P/F ratio, and a worked example.
Calculator guidesThe Parkland formula for burn fluid resuscitation — 4 mL/kg/%TBSA of crystalloid, the half-in-8-hours split, the pediatric maintenance caveat, and titrating to urine output.
Calculator guidesHow to calculate the whole-blood volume to remove in partial exchange transfusion for neonatal polycythemia using the hematocrit-ratio formula, with a worked example.
Calculator guidesThe Pediatric Appendicitis Score (Samuel) — its eight history, exam and lab items, the 0–10 scale, and the low / intermediate / high-risk bands that triage discharge vs imaging vs surgery.
Calculator guidesThe Pediatric Asthma Score for acute paediatric asthma — age-banded respiratory rate plus four clinical signs on a 5–15 scale, with the mild / moderate / severe bands. Not the appendicitis PAS.
Calculator guidesThe PASS asthma score — its three exam items, the 0–6 scale, how it predicts admission in acute pediatric asthma, and where the cutoffs come from.
Calculator guidesClassifying children's blood pressure by the AAP 2017 guideline — age/sex/height percentiles under 13, absolute thresholds at 13+, plus a worked example and pitfalls.
Calculator guidesGCS for pediatrics — the eye/verbal/motor breakdown, the infant-modified verbal and motor responses, the mild/moderate/severe bands, and why motor matters most in the intubated or preverbal child.
Calculator guidesThe P/F ratio — its formula, the Berlin mild/moderate/severe ARDS bands at PEEP ≥5, a worked example, and why children use OI/OSI instead under PALICC-2.
Calculator guidesThe Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) — its five signs, the 0–12 scale, mild/moderate/severe cutoffs, and how it escalates asthma treatment.
Calculator guidesHow to correct the QT interval in children — Bazett vs Fridericia, the >460 ms paediatric threshold, false positives at high heart rates, and a worked example.
Calculator guidesSAAG = serum albumin − ascitic albumin. A gradient ≥1.1 g/dL indicates portal hypertension with ~97% accuracy; <1.1 points to a non-portal cause. Formula, cut-off, example, pitfalls.
Calculator guidesEstimating pediatric GFR with the updated 2009 bedside Schwartz equation (k=0.413), assay caveats, a worked example, and when the formula breaks down.
Calculator guidesHow the Silverman-Andersen retraction score grades neonatal respiratory distress from five bedside signs (0–10), with bands, a worked example, and common pitfalls.
Calculator guidesThe S/F ratio — its formula, the PALICC-2 ≤253 non-invasive PARDS threshold, the Khemani S/F→P/F anchors (264, 221, 148), a worked example, and the SpO₂ ≤97% limit.
Calculator guidesHow to correct measured serum sodium for hyperglycaemia in diabetic ketoacidosis, when to use the 1.6 versus 2.4 factor, and how it differs from pseudohyponatraemia.
Calculator guidesStool osmotic gap = 290 − 2 × (stool Na + stool K). A gap >100 mOsm/kg suggests osmotic diarrhoea; <50 suggests secretory. Formula, cut-offs, a worked example, and the key pitfalls.
Calculator guidesHow the Thompson score grades neonatal HIE severity from nine bedside signs (0–22), the mild/moderate/severe bands, a worked example, and pitfalls in serial scoring.
Calculator guidesUsing the TTKG to assess aldosterone-driven potassium secretion in hyper- and hypokalemia — the formula, the preconditions that make it valid, a worked example, and why nephrologists now question it.
Calculator guidesEstimating the sodium deficit to reach a target Na in a hyponatremic child — the TBW formula, why correction must stay ≤8 mEq/L/24h to avoid osmotic demyelination, and 3% saline 2 mL/kg for acute seizures.
Calculator guidesEstimating high umbilical artery (UAC) and umbilical vein (UVC) catheter insertion depth from birth weight with the Shukla formula, plus a worked example and pitfalls.
Calculator guidesThe urine anion gap (UNa + UK − UCl) as a bedside surrogate for renal NH4+ excretion in normal-anion-gap metabolic acidosis — negative means GI bicarb loss, positive points to RTA.
Calculator guidesA weight x mg/kg per-dose calculator with a max-dose ceiling and mg/mL volume conversion — and the two errors that cause pediatric overdoses: per-dose vs per-day, and the 250 mg/5 mL concentration trap.
Calculator guidesThe Westley croup score — its five components, the 0–17 scale, mild/moderate/severe cutoffs, and how it guides dexamethasone and nebulised adrenaline.
Calculator guidesWHO Child Growth Standard z-scores by the LMS method — weight-for-age, length/height-for-age, weight-for-length and head circumference, with the SAM, wasting and stunting cut-offs.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric abdominal migraine — Rome IV criteria, the stereotyped paroxysmal pattern, red flags that mandate workup, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on ABPA in children — ISHAM/Rosenberg-Patterson criteria, the asthma and cystic fibrosis context, red flags, staging and corticosteroid plus antifungal management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric allergic rhinitis — ARIA intermittent vs persistent and mild vs moderate-severe classification, diagnosis, red flags, and stepwise management.
Disease A–ZRecognise and treat paediatric anaphylaxis — WAO/EAACI diagnostic criteria, red flags, and first-line IM adrenaline 0.01 mg/kg (max 0.3 mg in children), repeated every 5 minutes.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric overweight and obesity — WHO under-5 and IAP 2015 / CDC BMI cutoffs, comorbidity screening, red flags for secondary causes, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric acute kidney injury — KDIGO serum creatinine and urine-output staging 1-3, etiology, red flags, and supportive management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) — the Budapest diagnostic criteria, clinical features, red flags, and a multidisciplinary management overview.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric seizures and epilepsy — ILAE 2014 operational definition, 2017 seizure and epilepsy classification, work-up, red flags, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric cyclic vomiting syndrome — Rome IV criteria, stereotypical episodes, red flags, and abortive/prophylactic therapy.
Disease A–ZDiagnose paediatric cystic fibrosis — sweat chloride ≥60 mmol/L, CFTR genetics, newborn screening pathway, plus red flags and a multidisciplinary management overview.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on delayed puberty in boys — constitutional delay versus hypogonadism, the morning LH/FSH/testosterone and bone-age workup, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on paediatric dengue — WHO 2009 classification, warning signs, NS1/serology, fluid management of the critical phase, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on delayed puberty in girls — absent thelarche by 13, the gonadotropin and bone-age workup, karyotype for Turner syndrome, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on acute and chronic eosinophilic pneumonia in children — BAL eosinophil thresholds, the Philit criteria, red flags and corticosteroid-led management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on Duchenne muscular dystrophy — dystrophin genetics, the elevated-CK clue, the deletion/duplication-first genetic pathway, red flags, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on factitious disorder, including factitious disorder imposed on another (medical child abuse) — DSM-5 criteria, deception red flags, and safeguarding-led management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on FMF — MEFV/pyrin genetics, the short 1–3 day serositis attacks, Eurofever/PRINTO and Tel Hashomer criteria, amyloidosis, colchicine.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on FCAS — NLRP3/cryopyrin genetics, cold-triggered urticarial attacks under 24h, the CAPS spectrum, Eurofever/PRINTO criteria, IL-1 blockade.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on febrile seizures — simple vs complex definitions, AAP neurodiagnostic evaluation, when to do an LP, recurrence risk, and red flags.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on the floppy infant — distinguishing central from peripheral hypotonia, the structured workup, red flags, and a localisation-driven evaluation.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric functional abdominal pain (FAP-NOS) — Rome IV criteria, the positive-diagnosis approach, alarm features, and management.
Disease A–ZDiagnose and manage paediatric functional constipation by Rome IV criteria — disimpaction, maintenance osmotic laxatives (PEG), red flags for organic disease, and behavioural toileting.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric functional neurological (conversion) disorder — DSM-5 criteria, the positive rule-in signs, red flags, and a validating multidisciplinary management overview.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on pediatric GBS — Brighton case definition, albuminocytologic dissociation, IVIG/plasma exchange, and respiratory red flags.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on HSP / IgA vasculitis — EULAR/PRINTO/PRES 2010 criteria, the tetrad of features, renal surveillance, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on HLH — a hyperinflammatory emergency. HLH-2004 criteria, ferritin and sIL-2R, the H-score, MAS overlap, and time-critical management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on HIDS/MKD — MVK genetics, infant-onset 3–7 day attacks with cervical adenopathy and vaccine triggers, Eurofever/PRINTO criteria, IL-1 blockade.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric hypereosinophilic syndrome — the ≥1500 eosinophils plus end-organ-damage definition, clinical subtypes, red flags and a subtype-driven treatment algorithm.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric hypersensitivity pneumonitis — the 2020 ATS/JRS/ALAT framework, fibrotic vs nonfibrotic disease, antigen avoidance, red flags and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on hypersensitivity / cutaneous leukocytoclastic small-vessel vasculitis — ACR 1990 criteria, drug and infection triggers, the HSP distinction, red flags, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric illness anxiety disorder (health anxiety) — DSM-5 criteria, care-seeking vs care-avoidant types, red flags, and a reassurance-limiting management overview.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on infantile cholestasis — fractionate bilirubin in any infant jaundiced beyond 2 weeks, the conjugated threshold, and biliary atresia red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician guide to paediatric infective endocarditis — the 2023 Duke-ISCVID (modified Duke) criteria, blood-culture and echo work-up, red flags, and antimicrobial strategy.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on acute rheumatic fever in children — the 2015 revised Jones criteria, risk-stratified major and minor features, subclinical carditis, and secondary prophylaxis.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on juvenile spondyloarthritis — ASAS axial/peripheral criteria, the ILAR enthesitis-related arthritis overlap, HLA-B27, red flags, and treat-to-target management strategy.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on juvenile systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) — PRES/ACR/EULAR 2007 provisional criteria, Raynaud and nailfold capillaroscopy, organ red flags, and management.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on Kawasaki disease — AHA 2017 criteria for classic and incomplete KD, coronary risk, IVIG/aspirin therapy, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on paediatric lactic acidosis — type A vs type B, the high-anion-gap workup, inborn-error and toxin causes, a diagnostic algorithm, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on MAS (secondary HLH in systemic JIA) — the 2016 EULAR/ACR/PRINTO criteria, the falling-counts paradox, can't-miss red flags, and emergent management.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on pediatric nephrotic syndrome — ISKDC definition, steroid-sensitive vs resistant disease, IPNA management, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on paediatric ARDS — PALICC-2 definition, oxygenation index/OSI severity, at-risk and possible PARDS, lung-protective ventilation, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric asthma — GINA 2025 diagnosis via variable symptoms and expiratory airflow, red flags, and inhaled-therapy management.
Disease A–ZClinician guide to paediatric bradyarrhythmia — the hypoxia-first PALS bradycardia algorithm, when HR under 60 with poor perfusion demands CPR, plus red flags and management strategy.
Disease A–ZClinician guide to paediatric cardiac arrest — the PALS arrest algorithm, shockable (VF/pVT) versus non-shockable (asystole/PEA) pathways, and the reversible H's and T's.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on evaluating high blood pressure in children — AAP 2017 classification, when to suspect secondary causes, the diagnostic workup, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric and neonatal hypocalcemia — corrected total and ionised calcium thresholds, tetany signs, ECG findings, red flags, and acute management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric dyslipidaemia — NHLBI/AAP universal screening at 9-11 and 17-21 years, non-HDL/LDL cutoffs, familial hypercholesterolaemia, and management.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on pediatric IBS — Rome IV criteria, subtyping by stool form, the limited alarm-feature workup, and a biopsychosocial management approach.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on pediatric MS — 2017 McDonald criteria, dissemination in space/time, MOG-IgG and the demyelinating differential, and treatment.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on paediatric multi-organ dysfunction — organ-system criteria, the 2024 Phoenix sepsis framework, recognition, red flags, and supportive management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on childhood polyarteritis nodosa — EULAR/PRINTO/PRES Ankara 2008 criteria, systemic vs cutaneous PAN, the DADA2 differential, red flags, and management strategy.
Disease A–ZClinician guide to paediatric tachyarrhythmia — separating sinus tachycardia, SVT and VT by QRS width on the PALS tachycardia algorithm, with red flags and management strategy.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on polycythaemia vera — WHO 2016 criteria, JAK2 mutation testing, thrombotic risk, and why it differs from neonatal and secondary polycythaemia in children.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on childhood Takayasu arteritis — EULAR/PRINTO/PRES Ankara 2008 criteria, the large-vessel pulseless phenotype, imaging, red flags, and treat-to-target management strategy.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on the Pediatric Trauma Score — Tepas six-component scoring, triage thresholds, mortality prediction, red flags, and the trauma resuscitation approach.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on childhood UTI — NICE NG224 diagnosis, atypical vs recurrent UTI, imaging strategy, antibiotics, and red flags.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric Raynaud phenomenon — primary vs secondary, nailfold capillaroscopy and autoantibody screening, red flags for connective-tissue disease, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric primary adrenal insufficiency (Addison disease) — the can't-miss adrenal crisis, ACTH-cortisol diagnosis, and stress-dosing principles.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric primary immunodeficiency (inborn errors of immunity) — the 10 warning signs, red flags, and first-line immune workup.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on psychological factors affecting other medical conditions in children — DSM-5 criteria, the four pathways of influence, red flags, and management overview.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on "reactive airway disease" in children — why this imprecise umbrella term is contested, how it differs from asthma and bronchiolitis, and a path to a real diagnosis.
Disease A–ZConcise clinician reference on pediatric RLS — IRLSSG 2013 five essential criteria, the iron/ferritin workup, mimics, and non-pharmacologic-first management.
Disease A–ZRecognise and treat paediatric severe falciparum malaria — WHO criteria (cerebral malaria, severe anaemia, hypoglycaemia, acidosis), red flags, and IV artesunate first-line.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric somatic symptom disorder — DSM-5 criteria, the positive diagnosis, clinical features, red flags, and a validating multidisciplinary management overview.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on suspected pediatric mitochondrial disease — multisystem red flags, the modified Walker/Bernier criteria concept, genomics-first workup, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric SLE — EULAR/ACR 2019 classification, ANA entry criterion, weighted domains, lupus nephritis red flags, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis) — von den Driesch criteria, classical vs malignancy and drug-induced subtypes, red flags, and management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on tall stature in children — familial versus pathological causes, the midparental-height and bone-age approach, Marfan, Klinefelter and GH excess.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on pediatric tic disorders — DSM-5 criteria for Tourette, persistent, and provisional tic disorders, comorbidities, red flags, and tiered management.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy in children — Paradise criteria for recurrent throat infection, OSA indications, and AAO-HNS 2019 guidance.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on TRAPS — TNFRSF1A genetics, long (>1 week) attacks, migratory myalgia and periorbital oedema, Eurofever/PRINTO criteria, amyloidosis, IL-1 blockade.
Disease A–ZClinician reference on screening for treatable inborn errors of metabolism causing intellectual disability — the TIDE two-tier protocol, red flags, and why early testing matters.
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