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Pediatric Concussions

Concussion is 
common after 
minor head 
Injuries 

Only 10% will 
report a loss of 
consciousness
Pediatric Concussions ... movements may also cause ... traumatic brain iniury ... #Concussion #Pediatric ... PatientInfo #Diagnosis #Management
Inhaled Foreign Body Management

Abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich 
manoeuvre in older children to expel an inhaled
Inhaled Foreign Body Management ... as they may cause ... intra-abdominal injury ... Choking #Peds #Pediatrics ... #ForeignBody #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Septic Emboli Cause ... Injury By: • Early ... Treat underlying cause ... Complications: Abscess ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... expose neck to assess ... for neck injury ... #Pediatrics ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... ) • Traumatic injury ... with concurrent injury ... #pediatrics #children
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... avoid N2O • Assess ... Consider inhalational injury ... depending on degree of injury ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... Weakness, cramping, nausea ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... • Labs: BMP (Assess ... only if no clear cause
Pediatric Button Battery Ingestion
Most serious BB ingestions are not witnessed. Therefore, have a low threshold for
Pediatric Button ... Button batteries cause ... Severity of tissue injury ... toxicology #diagnosis #management ... #Pediatrics
Kleefstra Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder, caused by a EHMT-1 gene
deletion or mutation. Most kids
genetic disorder, caused ... it difficult to assess ... #Diagnosis #Management ... PatientInfo #Peds #Pediatrics
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
mucosa Stricture Management ... energy or heat to cause ... - Facilitates access ... , therapeutic, pediatric ... pictures as it passes