8 results
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
Threshold for Initiating Exchange Transfusion by Risk Stratum. Bhutani et al. Pediatrics. 1999.

#Peds #Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatrics. 1999 ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Neonatal #Jaundice
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
Assess risk for developing subsequent neurotoxicity.

This will tell you: a) phototherapy or b) exchange transfusion

#Peds #Pediatrics
transfusion #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis ... #Management #Neonatal ... #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia
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 ... Disorders #History #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis