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Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
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Causes of Depressed ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Congenital: • Birth Injury ... • Anemia • Shock ... #Peds #Pediatrics
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
at 2 hours post trauma ... Irritability on exam ... Traumatic #Brain #Injury ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Gastrointestinal infection Injury ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... /pelvis, eFAST exam ... #Pediatrics ... #Trauma #Primary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... liver #abscess #pediatrics ... #children #peds ... #differential #diagnosis
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... in over 80% of cases ... and hemorrhagic shock ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... Keep this injury
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
during your E-Fast Exam ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #pulmonary #lung ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... on our physical exam ... This post will focus ... Following our exam ... Most commonly caused