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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 ... Suspected open or depressed ... skull fracture ... Fracture - Large ... Brain #Injury #Diagnosis
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
Skull Fracture on POCUS
7 month-old after a fall and temporal swelling. normal neuro exam.  POCUS
Skull Fracture on ... Fracture skull. ... Being able to diagnose ... a skull fracture ... #Fracture #POCUS
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic symptoms ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... IV - Eye cannot depress ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... of vomiting • Clinical ... Suspicion of open/depressed ... skull injury/tense ... fracture, e.g.
Paget’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Incr serum CTx - marker of bone resorption
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Skull involvement ... , kyphosis and fractures ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... and Clinical Features ... , pathological fractures ... /or MRI of the skull ... #signs #symptoms
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Cauda equina- decreased ... compression by fractured ... differential #algorithm
CHALICE Predictors of Clinically Significant Head Iniury 
History 
 - Witnessed LOC > 5min 
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Predictors of Clinically ... penetrating or depressed ... skull injury or ... fracture - Presence ... Brain #Injury #Diagnosis