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Classification of Malnutrition in Children

20 July, 2010 Guillermo Firman

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines malnutrition as the cellular imbalance between the supply of nutrients and energy and the body’s demand for them to ensure growth, maintenance, and specific functions.

Malnutrition generally implies undernutrition and refers to all deviations from adequate and optimal nutritional status in infants, children and in adults. In children, undernutrition manifests as underweight and stunting (short stature), while severely undernourished children present with the symptoms and signs that characterize conditions known as kwashiorkor, marasmus or marasmic-kwashiorkor.

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International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity

8 July, 2010 Guillermo Firman

The International Classification of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ICROP) was published in 2 parts, the first in 1984 and later expanded in 1987. It was a consensus statement of an international group of retinopathy of prematurity experts.
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Criterios de Clasificación de Dermatomiositis y Polimiositis

23 June, 2010 Guillermo Firman

La dermatomiositis es una enfermedad idiopática, que incluye miopatía inflamatoria y manifestaciones cutáneas características; la polimiositis incluye la miopatía inflamatoria sin signos cutáneos.
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Definition and Classification/Staging System for Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

9 December, 2009 Guillermo Firman

In 2004, the ADQI group and representatives from three nephrology societies established the Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN). Its intentions are to facilitate international, interdisciplinary and intersocietal collaborations and to ensure progress in the field of AKI, including the development of uniform standards for the definition and classification of AKI. As part of this process, the RIFLE nomenclature and classification was modified to a staging/classification system differentiating between AKI stage I, II and III. In addition, a 48-hour time window for the diagnosis of AKI was introduced to ensure that the process was acute.
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Stage Classification of Gastric Ulcer by Sakita-Miwa

23 July, 2009 Guillermo Firman

The gastric ulcer are staged, by using of the endoscopic staging system of Sakita, into 3 stages (active, healing, scarring) as follows.

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Criteria for the Classification of Wegener’s Granulomatosis (WG)

8 March, 2009 Guillermo Firman

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener’s granulomatosis, is a rare form of vasculitis. In this disorder, small-sized blood vessels in the nose, sinuses, ears, lungs and kidneys become inflamed and damaged. Continue reading “Criteria for the Classification of Wegener’s Granulomatosis (WG)”

ACR Criteria for the Classification of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis

8 March, 2009 Guillermo Firman

Three of the following five criteria were required to meet American College of Rheumatology (ACR) classification criteria for hypersensitivity vasculitis:

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Criteria for the Classification of Takayasu Arteritis

8 March, 2009 Guillermo Firman

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic large vessel vasculitis that affects aorta, its main branches and pulmonary arteries. The inflammatory process results in stenosis, occlusion, dilation or aneurysm formation in the arterial wall.

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The European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) Classification for Spondyloarthropathy (SpA)

8 March, 2009 Guillermo Firman

According to the ESSG criteria, for a patient to be classified as having SpA, he or she has to satisfy one of two entry criteria: Inflammatory spinal pain OR synovitis that is either asymmetric or predominantly in the lower limbs.

Inflammatory back pain: Back pain is common among the general population. However, “inflammatory” back pain is much less common. Back pain is considered inflammatory if four of the following five criteria are found:

1. Onset of back discomfort before the age of 40 years
2. Insidious onset
3. Persistence for at least three months
4. Associated with morning stiffness
5. Improvement with exercise

Asymmetrical synovitis: Asymmetrical synovitis, predominantly of the lower limbs is manifested by soft tissue swelling, warmth over a joint, joint effusion, and reductions in both active and passive range of motion. As with inflammatory spinal pain, the symptoms are worse after a period of rest.

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Revised International Classification Criteria for Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS)

8 March, 2009 Guillermo Firman

I. Ocular symptoms: a positive response to at least one of the following questions:

Have you had daily, persistent, troublesome dry eyes for more than 3 months?
Do you have a recurrent sensation of sand or gravel in the eyes?
Do you use tear substitutes more than 3 times a day?

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