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Depressed Pediatric Skull Fracture via POCUS 

Yale Case of Week: Depressed skull fracture in 7wk old.
Skull Fracture ... skull fracture ... #Skull #Fracture ... #Depressed #POCUS ... #Clinical #Scalp
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
Predictors for Clinically ... Significant TBI - GCS Less ... Suspected open or depressed ... skull fracture ... Sign of Basal Skull
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
Depressed Skull Fracture on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

6 month baby fell 3 feet onto carpet.
Depressed Skull ... Fracture on Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... #Fracture #POCUS ... Peds #Pediatrics #Clinical
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 ... of vomiting • Clinical ... Suspicion of open/depressed ... fracture, e.g.
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Cauda equina- decreased ... compression by fractured ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
BIOLOGICAL FEATURES ... injury: Glycocalyx loss ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... CLINICAL FEATURES ... skin - Decreased
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bowel or bladder dysfunction ... Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... - Reflexes: decreased ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... not swollen or less
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 patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus