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Raccoon Eyes on Physical Exam 

Raccoon eyes is a sign of a skull base fracture.

#Raccoon #Eyes
Raccoon eyes is a sign ... fracture. ... #video #basilar ... #skull #fracture ... #trauma #sign
Halo Sign in Basal Skull Fracture

Halo of lighter liquid around blood spot on the cloth indicates
Halo Sign in Basal ... Skull Fracture ... Basal skull fracture ... JamesPowellMD #Halo #Sign ... Fracture #Basilar
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Predictors for Clinically ... fracture - History ... exam - Any Sign ... Fracture - Large ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
fat pad (sail sign ... associated with fractures ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... #clinical
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... Incr Skeletal fractures ... pathophysiology #peds #pediatrics
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
of vomiting • Clinical ... fontanelle • Sign ... fracture, e.g. ... mastoid (Battle sign ... Injury #trama #pediatrics
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... progresses) - X-ray ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Canadian CT Head Rule 

CT head is only required for minor head injury patients 
with any
fracture 3. ... Any sign of basal ... skull fracture* ... Medium Risk (for Brain ... #Diagnosis #Management
Paget’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Incr serum CTx - marker of bone resorption
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Skull involvement ... , kyphosis and fractures ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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Predictors of Clinically ... fontanelle - Signs ... fracture - Presence ... Predictors #Traumatic #Brain ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics