Pediatric Asthma Score (PAS): Scoring Factors 0 1 2 3 Respiratory rate (breaths/min) 2-3 years 18-26 27-34 35-39 40 ≥ 4-5 years 16-24 25-30 31-35 36 ≥ 6-12 years 14-20 21-26 27-30 31 ≥ > 12 years 12-18 19-23 24-27 28 ≥ Oxygen > 98% on room air 95-97% on room 90-94% on room < 90% on room air Saturation (Take air air or any Patient off O2 for supplemental O2 assessment for < 5 min) Auscultation Normal breath End Expiratory Expiratory wheeze Inspiratory and sounds with good wheeze only Expiratory aeration wheezing to throughout diminished breath sounds Retractions None Intercostal Intercostal and Intercostal, Substernal substernal and supraclavicular Dyspnea Speaks in Speaks in short Speaks in partial Speaks in single complete sentences, coos sentences, short words. Short sentences (> 2 and babbles cry phrases/grunting. years) Pediatric Asthma Score (PAS) Inpatient Severity Asthma Severity Mild Moderate Severe Very Severe PAS 0-4 5-8 9-12 13-15 Using the PAS on all assessments provides consistent language and Severity of a child’s respiratory status.
Pediatric Asthma Score (PAS): Scoring Factors 0 1 2 3 Respiratory rate (breaths/min) 2-3 years 18-26 27-34 35-39 ≥ 40 4-5 years 16-24 25-30 31-35 ≥ 36 6-12 years 14-20 21-26 27-30 ≥ 31 > 12 years 12-18 19-23 24-27 ≥ 28 Oxygen Saturation (Take Patient off O2 for assessment for < 5 min) > 98% on room air 95-97% on room air 90-94% on room air < 90% on room air or any supplemental O2 Auscultation Normal breath sounds with good aeration throughout End Expiratory wheeze only Expiratory wheeze Inspiratory and Expiratory wheezing to diminished breath sounds Retractions None Intercostal Intercostal and Substernal Intercostal, substernal and supraclavicular Dyspnea Speaks in complete sentences (> 2 years) Speaks in short sentences, coos and babbles Speaks in partial sentences, short cry Speaks in single words. Short phrases/grunting. Pediatric Asthma Score (PAS) Inpatient Severity Asthma Severity Mild Moderate Severe Very Severe PAS 0-4 5-8 9-12 13-15 Using the PAS on all assessments provides consistent language and Severity of a child’s respiratory status.
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