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PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
diaphragm #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #PICU #POCUS ... Technique #Zones #ALiEM
Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
capillary refill time ... #PhysicalExam #Signs ... #Dehydration #Peds
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
newborn vital signs ... remains low at later time ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm ... PneumococcalConjugateVaccines #NoUTI #ALiEM
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... anterior sail sign ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Proximal aorta transverse view demonstrating the inferior vena cava (ivc), the aorta (ao), the celiac trunk
Known as “seagull sign ... ” #Clinical #EM ... Transverse #Seagull #Sign ... SplenicArtery #ALiEM
Foreign Body - Will vary in appearance based on composition. May exhibit the "halo sign" which
exhibit the "halo sign ... hours) #Clinical #EM ... #ForeignBody #ALiEM