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Diagnostics & Criteria

75 classification criteria and clinical algorithms across every system — transcribed from primary sources, free to reference.

Cardiology · 7

Bradyarrhythmia

Pediatric bradycardia (with a pulse and poor perfusion) management algorithm.

Dyslipidemia

Stepwise algorithm for lipid screening and management in children and adolescents.

Infective Endocarditis

Modified Duke criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.

Hypertension

Stepwise algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of hypertension in children. This is the hypertension workup algorithm, not the blood-pressure percentile calculator.

Rheumatic Fever (Jones Criteria)

Revised Jones criteria for diagnosing an initial attack of acute rheumatic fever.

Kawasaki Disease

Classic clinical criteria and associated findings for the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease.

Tachyarrhythmia

Pediatric tachycardia algorithm for a child with a pulse and poor perfusion.

Critical Care · 5

Anaphylactic Reaction

Emergency assessment and management algorithm for acute anaphylaxis.

Cardiac Arrest

Pediatric cardiac arrest resuscitation algorithm (shockable and nonshockable pathways).

Multi Organ Dysfunction (MODS)

Organ system criteria for pediatric multi-organ dysfunction syndrome.

PARDS

Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome definition compared with the Berlin Definition.

Pediatric Trauma Score

Component scoring for the Pediatric Trauma Score (PTS); score ≤8 warrants triage to a pediatric trauma centre.

Endocrinology · 6

Delayed Puberty in Female

Diagnostic algorithm for delayed puberty and primary amenorrhea in females based on gonadotropins and growth pattern.

Delayed Puberty in Male

Diagnostic algorithm for delayed puberty in males based on serum gonadotropins and growth pattern.

Hypocalcemia

Stepwise algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of hypocalcemia.

Obesity

Diagnostic and management algorithm for the child with BMI ≥ 85th percentile.

Primary Adrenal Insufficiency

Diagnostic algorithm for establishing the etiology of primary adrenal insufficiency.

Tall Stature

Diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of a child with tall stature.

Gastroenterology · 6

Abdominal Migraine

Diagnostic criteria for abdominal migraine, a functional gastrointestinal disorder of recurrent paroxysmal abdominal pain.

Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome

NASPGHAN consensus diagnostic criteria for cyclic vomiting syndrome (recurrent stereotypical episodes of intense vomiting).

Functional Constipation

Rome IV diagnostic criteria for functional constipation in infants and toddlers (up to 4 yr).

Functional Pain Abdomen

Rome IV criteria for functional abdominal pain in children, with alarm features warranting further evaluation.

Infantile Cholestasis

Stepwise algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of cholestasis in infancy.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Rome diagnostic criteria for irritable bowel syndrome in children.

Genetics & Metabolic · 4

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Diagnostic algorithm for Duchenne muscular dystrophy from clinical suspicion to genetic confirmation.

Lactic Acidosis

Diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of increased lactate in children.

Suspected Mitochondrial Disease

Diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of suspected mitochondrial disease.

Treatable Intellectual Disability Endeavor (TIDE)

Tiered diagnostic protocol to identify treatable inborn errors of metabolism in children with intellectual disability.

Hematology & Oncology · 4

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis

Diagnostic criteria for HLH — established by a molecular diagnosis or by 5 of 8 clinical/laboratory findings.

Hypereosinophilic Syndromes

Stepwise algorithm for the classification and workup of hypereosinophilic syndromes.

Polycythemia Vera

WHO 2008 diagnostic criteria for polycythemia vera (both major plus one minor, or first major plus two minor).

Polycythemia Vera

Diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of increased red cell mass / polycythemia.

Infectious Disease · 2

Dengue

Diagnostic criteria for dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome.

Severe/Complicated Malaria

Features defining severe/complicated malaria.

Nephrology · 3

Complicated UTI

Imaging investigations after urinary tract infection by child age and clinical course (responds well to treatment within 48 hrs / atypical infection / recurrent infection).

KDIGO Acute Kidney Injury Staging

KDIGO staging of acute kidney injury by serum creatinine and urine output.

Nephrotic Syndrome

Definitions related to nephrotic syndrome, remission, and steroid responsiveness.

Neurology · 8

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)

Budapest (Harden) clinical diagnostic criteria for complex regional pain syndrome.

Suspected Convulsive Disorder

Diagnostic approach to the child with a suspected seizure, including mimics and workup.

Febrile Seizure

Stepwise algorithm for evaluation and management of febrile seizures in children.

Floppy Infant

Stepwise algorithm for the diagnostic evaluation of the hypotonic (floppy) infant.

Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for functional neurologic symptom (conversion) disorder.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Stepwise algorithm for the diagnosis and management of Guillain-Barré syndrome.

Multiple Sclerosis (McDonald Criteria)

2017 revisions of the McDonald criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Restless Legs Syndrome

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome (Willis-Ekbom disease).

Psychiatry & Behavioral · 6

Factitious Disorder

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for factitious disorder imposed on self and on another.

Illness Anxiety Disorder

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for illness anxiety disorder (preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness).

Psychological Factors Affecting Other Medical Conditions

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for psychological factors adversely affecting a medical condition.

Somatic Symptom Disorder

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for somatic symptom disorder.

Other Specified and Unspecified Somatic Symptom and Related Disorder

DSM-5 criteria for other specified and unspecified somatic symptom and related disorders.

Tic Disorders

DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Tourette disorder, persistent (chronic) motor or vocal tic disorder, and provisional tic disorder.

Respiratory · 8

Allergic Rhinitis

Diagnostic approach classifying rhinitis into allergic, occupational, and nonallergic causes.

Asthma

Home management algorithm for asthma exacerbations by peak flow/symptom zone.

Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)

Diagnostic criteria for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, distinguishing central-bronchiectasis and seropositive forms.

Cystic Fibrosis

Diagnostic criteria for cystic fibrosis (clinical/screening plus CFTR dysfunction evidence).

Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Diagnostic criteria for idiopathic chronic and idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia.

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Diagnostic findings for hypersensitivity pneumonitis — antigen exposure, clinical/radiographic features, BAL, challenge testing, and histopathology.

Reactive Airway Disease

Diagnostic features of reactive airways dysfunction syndrome following irritant exposure.

Criteria for Tonsillectomy

Paradise criteria defining recurrent throat infection severe enough to warrant tonsillectomy in children.

Rheumatology & Immunology · 16

ASAS Criteria for Spondyloarthritis (SpA)

Assessment of SpondyloArthritis International Society classification criteria for axial and peripheral spondyloarthritis.

Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF)

Tel Hashomer criteria for the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever.

FCAS Syndrome

Diagnostic criteria for familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome (FCAS).

Henoch-Schönlein Purpura

EULAR/PRINTO/PRES classification criteria for Henoch-Schönlein purpura (IgA vasculitis).

Hyper-IgD Syndrome

Clinical and laboratory features of hyper-IgD syndrome (mevalonate kinase deficiency), a periodic fever syndrome.

Hypersensitivity Vasculitis

American College of Rheumatology 1990 classification criteria for hypersensitivity vasculitis (≥3 of 5 criteria: sensitivity 71.0%, specificity 83.9%).

Immunodeficiency

Stepwise algorithm for the evaluation of suspected primary immunodeficiency.

Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis (JSSc)

Provisional classification criteria for juvenile systemic sclerosis (1 major plus ≥2 minor).

Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)

Clinical, laboratory and histopathologic features and proposed classification criteria for macrophage activation syndrome.

Pediatric-Onset Polyarteritis Nodosa

EULAR/PRINTO/PRES classification criteria for childhood-onset polyarteritis nodosa.

Pediatric-Onset Takayasu Arteritis

EULAR/PRINTO/PRES classification criteria for childhood-onset Takayasu arteritis.

Raynaud Phenomenon

Diagnostic algorithm for the evaluation of suspected Raynaud phenomenon.

SLICC Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) clinical and immunologic classification criteria for SLE.

Sweet Syndrome

Diagnostic criteria for Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis).

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (ACR)

Revised American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus.

TNF Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS)

Diagnostic criteria for TNF receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS).