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CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Significant TBI - GCS Less ... Suspected open or depressed ... skull fracture ... Sign of Basal Skull ... Predictors #Traumatic #Brain
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Causes: Thyroid Dysfunction ... • Whiplash • Skull ... Fracture • Closed ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... Surgery • Base of Skull ... Fracture • Nasal ... Fracture Endocrine ... #Loss #Differential
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... • Witnessed loss ... Suspicion of open/depressed ... skull injury/tense ... fracture, e.g.
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
responses - Loss ... Cauda equina- decreased ... compression by fractured ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
- Reflexes: decreased ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... not swollen or less ... ruled out • Brain ... MRI: Check for brain
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
head trauma or loss ... left chest are decreased ... This post will focus ... Rib Fractures Rib ... pattern that your brain