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Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Fracture with Associated ... management of peds ... #Fracture #Hematoma ... #POCUS #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Critical and Emergent Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES 
 - Cerebral cortex or subcortical 
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Critical and Emergent ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... Brainstem - Spinal cord ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Neurology #Causes
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Weakness • Spinal Cord ... heavy metals), Critical ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Skull Fracture on POCUS
7 month-old after a fall and temporal swelling. normal neuro exam.  POCUS
Skull Fracture on ... Fracture skull. ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pediatrics #peds
Child with boggy scalp hematoma? #POCUS shows break in cortex with step off = skull fracture.
#POCUS shows break ... fracture. ... lawrencehaines #Clinical ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Skull #Fracture
Depressed Skull Fracture on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

6 month baby fell 3 feet onto carpet.
Depressed Skull ... Fracture on Point ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... sclerosis • Clinical ... Vertebral burst fracture ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... compression by fractured ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic ... Abnormalities Neuromuscular ... Orbital Floor Fracture
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... distinguishing feature ... retention • Neurovascular ... diagnosis #causes #neurology