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Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
Scarf Sign (Normal ... Exam The scarf sign ... age and muscle tone ... infant with normal tone ... #tone #normal
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Predictors for Clinically ... Significant TBI - GCS ... exam - Any Sign ... Traumatic #Brain #Injury ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... systemic sx + signs ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... #Temporal #Signs
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Apnea/poor effort, Signs ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... normalized vital signs ... ↓BP, Abnormal tone
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
Tone - Leg Traction ... on the leg is a sign ... Lower #Extremity #tone ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... fat pad (sail sign ... a significant injury ... Radiology #peds #Pediatrics ... #clinical
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... • Symptoms and signs ... below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... decreased muscle tone
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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Predictors of Clinically ... epilepsy Exam - GCS ... < 14 or GCS < 15 ... fontanelle - Signs ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Floppy Baby Syndrome
 • Infantile Botulism
 • Acute Flaccid Myelitis
 • Guillain Barre
 • Neonatal Myasthenia
Myasthenia Gravis Clinical ... LMN signs - Assess ... strength, tone, ... Baby #Syndrome #pediatrics
Tone - Hand Position on Physical Exam

A newborn baby’s hand is held in a fisted position
Tone - Hand Position ... fisted hand is a sign ... #Hand #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #peds #pediatrics