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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... "pooping duck sign ... common carpal bone ... Complications are ... "pooping duck sign
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Evaluation #Assessment #Signs ... #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Scarf Sign (Normal) on Physical Exam

The scarf sign is used to assess developmental age and muscle
Scarf Sign (Normal ... developmental age ... and muscle tone ... #Scarf #Sign #PhysicalExam ... hypotonia #hypotonic #peds
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
to remember the age ... refresher on the age ... they get the job done ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... Wrist #Diagnosis #Peds
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
factors • Age ... 30 (post-peak bone ... Decr estrogen • Bone ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
Extremities #PhysicalExam ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Dehydration #Peds
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
Malignant Bone Tumors ... ) are 200 times ... metastases are ... metastases are ... Signs/Symptoms:
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
children, peak age ... radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... posterior) and bone ... anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... Infertility • Decr Bone ... pathophysiology #peds
PECARN Head CT Decision Aid

The Head CT Choice decision aid was developed in Rochester, Minnesota. Full
of this process are ... observation, and signs ... and symptoms that ... #PatientInfo #Peds