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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
- Pediatric Fractures ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Can present with normal ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis ... #Management
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Nerve Injury ... Normal and abnormal ... #OK #Sign #Abnormal ... Interosseous #Nerve #Injury ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
fat pad (sail sign ... ) is abnormal 2 ... pad is always abnormal ... The normal radius ... #clinical
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Pediatric physeal ... may present with normal ... radiographs and the diagnosis ... is often made clinically ... there is a crush injury
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Predictors for Clinically ... depressed skull fracture ... exam - Any Sign ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Bronchiolitis Management

When to admit: 
- Any history of apnoea 
- Persistant sats < 92% 
- Inadequate
Bronchiolitis Management ... fluid intake (<50% normal ... ) Signs of severe ... #diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Admission
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign ... ) for ACL Injury ... Normal on the right ... cruciate #ligament #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... Hoffman's sign ... upper motor neuron injury ... Reflex #Positive #Abnormal ... #clinical #video
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... Amnesia >5 min • Abnormal ... of vomiting • Clinical ... of basal skull fracture ... trama #pediatrics
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
be seen in most normal ... intra-articular injury ... and is always abnormal ... called the “Sail sign ... #trauma #clinical