Algorithms to Manage Common and Rare Pediatric Conditions

What do you do when a baby has abnormal muscle tone, an elevated TSH, high blood pressure, or a high phenylalanine level ?

Do you refer them to a specialist for further management?

Or do you do a little research first, grabbing a few of your medical books?

There is an algorithm to help your pediatric provider figure out what to do if your kids have high blood pressure.

Since these aren’t necessarily common things, you likely do need a little help to make sure you do the right thing, but on the other hand, you don’t have all day to research one problem…

So what do you do?

“Implementation of multiple evidence-based, standardized clinical pathways was associated with decreased resource utilization without negatively affecting patient physical functioning improvement. This approach could be widely implemented to improve the value of care provided.”
Standardized Clinical Pathways for Hospitalized Children and Outcomes

Having guidelines and algorithms to look to for some extra help would probably be nice…

Algorithms to Manage Common and Rare Pediatric Conditions

And here’s how you can quickly and easily find many of those guidelines and algorithms:

evaluation/treatment of the child with chronic abdominal pain
acne
adolescent depression
child with suspected adrenal insufficiency
child with antenatal hydronephrosis
starting and switching antidepressants
child with elevated antinuclear antibodies (ANA)
child with suspected acute appendicitis
diagnosing and managing asthma
Risk stratification and management for children with conditions predisposing to accelerated atherosclerosis and early CVD.
infant with brief resolved unexplained event (Brue)
child with chest pain
assessment and management of c. difficile infections
common benign skin tumors
acquired CNS demyelination (MS vs ADEM)
child with suspected concussion
pediatric management of contrast media reactions
COVID-19 cardiology return to play algorithm
COVID-19 newborn care and disposition
screening for critical congenital heart defects algorithm
child with suspected delayed puberty
assessment and management of delirium in pediatric patients
screening for developmental hip dysplasia—clinical algorithm.
child with suspected diabetes insipidus
algorithm for screening a patient without identified risks for developmental problems at a health supervision visit.
Child with dyslipidemia
child with early pubic hair/mature body odor
child with eczema
child with a suspected feeding and/or eating disorder
evaluating a child for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDS)
fever without localizing signs (0-60 days old)
evaluation/treatment of children with foreign body ingestion
approach to the child with recurrent fractures
American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics act sheets and algorithms
child with suspected enlargement of their thyroid (goiter)
evaluation/treatment of children with acute head trauma
evaluation/treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia)
there is no algorithm to determine the most appropriate intervention for infantile hemangiomas.
child with suspected henoch-schönlein purpura (HSP)
newborn hepatitis B exposure management
child with hemolytic anemia diagnostic algorithm
newborn HIV exposure management
initiating hormone contraception
newbor n H SV exposure management
algorithm providing recommendations for management and follow-up according to predischarge bilirubin measurements, gestation, and risk factors for subsequent hyperbilirubinemia.
child with suspected hyperglycemia
child with suspected hypertension
child with suspected hyperthyroidism
child with suspected hypocalcemia
child with suspected acquired hypothyroidism
child with suspected Kawasaki disease
child with suspected Klinefelter syndrome
two-tiered Lyme disease testing decision tree
first step algorithm to distinguish melanocytic lesions from non-melanocytic lesions
algorithms for evaluating melanocytic lesions
multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) algorithm
identifying children with motor delays: an algorithm for surveillance and screening.
evaluation/treatment of children with nephrolithiasis (kidney stones)
algorithm for the assessment and management of childhood obesity in patients 2 years and older
child with suspected obesity and metabolic syndrome
child with obesity
adolescent female with suspected polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
Recommended approaches for evaluation of children with severe eczema and/or egg allergy before peanut introduction.
penicillin allergy delabeling
child with proteinuria
pediatric Rheumatology referral guidelines
child with suspected rickets
practical school algorithms for symptomatic or SARS-CoV-2-exposed students are essential for returning children to in-person learning
children with acute non-traumatic scrotal/testicular pain
child with possible seizure
child with sexual precocity
child with short stature
child with suspected skin & soft tissue infection
children and adolescents at risk for suicide
syphilis testing using the reverse algorithm
child with suspected Turner syndrome
child with suspected type 1 diabetes
child with suspected type 2 diabetes
child with suspected undescended testicle
clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and management of the initial UTI in febrile infants and children 2 to 24 months
evaluation/treatment of children with acute abnormal uterine bleeding
child with a suspected varicocele

And of course, you can always look things up in a textbook, call your favorite expert, or refer your patient to a specialist if you need more help.

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Last Updated on May 30, 2022 by Vincent Iannelli, MD

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