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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
- Pediatric Fractures ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Can present with normal ... #Peds #Orthopedics ... #Diagnosis #Management
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
A
Harris Physeal Injury ... Classification ... SalterHarris #Physeal #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Orthopedics
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Pediatric physeal ... Salter-Harris classification ... may present with normal ... radiographs and the diagnosis ... there is a crush injury
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Disturbances Neurologic ... Neuromuscular • Disorders ... Choking Spell Injury ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
THE LIMPING OR NON-WEIGHT BEARING CHILD PATHWAY

RED FLAGS - In all cases there are specific
markers which
Non-accidental Injury ... splenomegaly, abnormal ... neurology, back ... Pathway #Child #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... - Differential Diagnosis ... below the site of injury ... compression by fractured ... #diagnosis #neurology
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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min duration - Abnormal ... non-accidental injury ... of Basal skull fracture ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... #management #neurology
Helpful Clinical Features in Evaluating Bleeding Disorders
Age of onset
 • Neonate - in 20% of haemophilias,
Helpful Clinical Features ... Evaluating Bleeding Disorders ... non-accidental injury ... #History #peds ... #pediatrics #diagnosis