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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Higher risk for ... Higher risk for ... ortho treatment ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis ... #Management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Stratification #Fever
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Triglyceride level ... increase the risk ... abdominal compartment syndrome ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare # ... #management
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... 50% in nec fasc Diagnostic ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Symptoms of PICS:
 - Physical Domain: Generalized weakness, Fatigue, Difficulty walking
 - Cognitive
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome ... Depression COMMON RISK ... guide targeted treatments ... #PICS #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... high risk if WBC ... Renal Failure Treatment ... #management #hematology
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
patients at highest risk ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... Elderly at greatest risk ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... #pharmacology #management
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Hepatitis B - Diagnosis ... and Management ... is absent the risk ... HBV #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
carotid sinus syndrome ... determining the risk ... further guide management ... Further diagnostics ... The treatment strategy