Best Practice Guidelines

The following files and algorithms are meant to provide guidance for treatment of common pediatric illnesses. These guidelines are derived from the current medical literature and expert recommendations and are approved by the Department of Pediatrics.

Bronchiolitis  Updated January 18, 2010
Guidelines for Inpatient Management of Bronchiolitis 2010
Pneumonia
Treatment guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia in pediatric patients
DKA Updated January 18, 2010
Guidelines for Management of Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Status Epilepticus
Guidelines for treatment of status epilepticus
Asthma
Algorithm for the management of acute asthma
Status Asthmaticus
Guidelines for the treatment of status asthmaticus in pediatric patients