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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 ... Smiling,good POs ... #Fracture #POCUS
Depressed Pediatric Skull Fracture via POCUS 

Yale Case of Week: Depressed skull fracture in 7wk old.
Skull Fracture ... via POCUS Yale ... skull fracture ... #Skull #Fracture ... #Depressed #POCUS
Skull Fracture on POCUS
7 month-old after a fall and temporal swelling. normal neuro exam.  POCUS
Skull Fracture on ... fall and temporal swelling ... POCUS shows? ... Fracture skull. ... #Fracture #POCUS
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... Surgery • Base of Skull ... Fracture • Nasal ... Fracture Endocrine ... Exposure #Anosmia #Smelling
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
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... Suspicion of open/depressed ... skull injury/tense ... fracture, e.g. ... old and bruise/swelling
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cauda equina- decreased ... compression by fractured ... Bowel and bladder dysfunction ... differential #algorithm
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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penetrating or depressed ... skull injury or ... Signs of Basal skull ... fracture - Presence ... of a bruise, swelling