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HEEADSSS - for psychosocial history taking in adolescents

Home environment, Education and employment, Eating, peer-related Activities, Drugs,
and Safety from injury ... violence #Diagnosis ... #Screening #Peds ... #Pediatrics #HEEADSSS ... Adolescents #HEADSSS #Mnemonic
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Mnemonic Salter ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... #Mnemonic #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Orthopedics ... #Diagnosis #Management
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... remains low at later ... develop long-term neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
looked for in the history ... Non-accidental Injury ... splenomegaly, abnormal neurology ... Pathway #Child #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Pediatric Concussions

Concussion is 
common after 
minor head 
Injuries 

Only 10% will 
report a loss of 
consciousness
Pediatric Concussions ... Concussion is common after ... #Concussion #Pediatric ... #Peds #PatientInfo ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Choking Spell Injury ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Approach to the Sick Neonate (<1 month age)
1) Bring to Warmer, Call for Help
2) Apply Monitors
Start Empiric Management ... Up Differential Diagnosis ... - THE MISFITS Mnemonic ... #pediatrics #neonatal ... #peds
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Age of onset • Neonate ... occurs in the neonatal ... non-accidental injury ... #peds #pediatrics ... #diagnosis #hematology
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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History - Witnessed ... LOC > 5min - History ... - Seizure after ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics