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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... - Pediatric Fractures ... Fracture of the ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Orthopedics #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Event (ALTE) - Differential ... Gastroesophageal Reflux ... Choking Spell Injury ... Event #ALTE #BRUE #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
after long bone fractures ... after an acute injury ... cord function and reflex ... of spinal cord injury ... bulbocarvenosus reflex
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... of basal skull fracture ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Head #Injury # ... trama #pediatrics
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
treat spinal cord injury ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... Vertebral burst fracture ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... compression by fractured ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... assess for neck injury ... potential pelvic fracture ... #Pediatrics ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
is the defining feature ... quantify renal injury ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential