j\0rSSS.SSS.SSS./\S'SSS.SS S.SS S./\S 'SS S.SS S.SSS.SSS./\S'SSS.SSS.SSS.SSS./\S'SSS.SSS.SSS./\S'SSS.SSS.SSS./\S'SSS.SS S.SS!S.SS"S./\S#'SS$S.SS%S.SS&S./\S''SS(S.SS)S.SS*S.SS+S./\S,'SS-S.SS.S.SS/S./\S0'SS1S.SS2S.SS3S.SS4S./\S5'SS6S.SS7S.SS8S.SS9S./\S:'SS;S.SS'g?)@zClinical pathsaActive epistaxis is addressed with direct pressure. A mechanism history is taken to screen for associated closed head injury, then examination is done for septal hematoma, obvious fracture or deviation, and signs of ophthalmologic or severe head injury; any clear fluid drainage from the nose should raise concern for a CSF leak. Crepitus or tenderness over a sinus suggests an associated sinus fracture. Nasal trauma as part of major trauma, or with associated neurologic changes, warrants emergent evaluation. An intranasal speculum exam is performed on every child with nasal trauma specifically to look for a septal hematoma - an untreated hematoma causes pressure necrosis of the avascular septal cartilage and a saddle-nose deformity.)titlecontent Diagnosisa,Imaging is rarely needed emergently, since plain films are hard to interpret and rarely change management of an isolated nasal injury; fine-cut facial CT is reserved for suspected associated injuries. If swelling limits assessment of deformity, re-examination is planned in 2-7 days once it resolves. ManagementaA septal hematoma requires urgent incision and drainage. A fracture with visible deformity or functional (airway) compromise should be reduced, typically by closed reduction under general anesthesia, with the goal of reduction within about 7 days of injury; a child with persistent nasal deformity at 4-5 days post-injury needs urgent referral to a subspecialist to restore anatomic alignment.iDu]In a child with bony deformity, fracture out of proportion to trauma, failure to thrive, or nonspecific bone pain, evaluation starts with a dietary and social history, since most rickets is nutritional; a family history can suggest 1-alpha-hydroxylase deficiency or renal phosphate wasting, and prior response to vitamin D treatment can help localize the defect. Examination is done for craniotabes, frontal bossing, delayed fontanel closure, rachitic rosary, Harrison groove, and widened wrists and ankles, and hypocalcemic signs — tetany, seizures, or stridor from laryngeal spasm — are checked for.aDiagnosis is confirmed with radiographs showing metaphyseal cupping, splaying, and fraying, bowing, cortical narrowing, or stress fracture lines, alongside laboratory testing of calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D levels, since all patients with rickets have an abnormality in calcium and/or phosphorus. In preterm or low-birth-weight infants, particularly those under 27 weeks gestation or under 1500 g, calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase are monitored weekly and serum bicarbonate is checked periodically, since [[387|metabolic acidosis]] promotes bone dissolution. At least one screening radiograph for rickets is obtained at 6-8 weeks of age in high-risk infants, with additional films as clinically indicated.zFor prevention, breastfed infants are given vitamin D supplementation of at least 400 IU/day, per the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation.iEaVitamin D deficiency is considered in an infant or child with hypocalcemic symptoms (tetany, seizures), [[246|growth failure]], lethargy, irritability, hypotonia, craniotabes, or recurrent respiratory infection, particularly in an exclusively breastfed infant without supplementation, a child with dark skin pigmentation, prematurity, fat malabsorption (cholestatic liver disease, cystic fibrosis, IBD), anticonvulsant use, or a vegan diet using unfortified soy or rice milk.aScreening is done with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D: a level under 15 ng/mL defines deficiency and 15-20 ng/mL defines insufficiency. The classic pattern of low-normal or low calcium, low phosphate, high alkaline phosphatase, and high PTH is expected in vitamin D-deficient [[325|rickets]]; in very young infants, [[368|hypocalcemia]] (including seizures) may be the presenting feature rather than overt rickets.aTFor prevention, all infants are given 400 IU/day of vitamin D from birth; supplementation is continued in breastfed infants until they are taking 1 quart of formula daily. Older children and adolescents not obtaining 400 IU/day through diet should take a 400 IU vitamin D supplement, and the RDA for healthy children 1-18 years is 600 IU/day, which is also the dose recommended for older children with risk factors for inadequate intake. Once deficiency or rickets is diagnosed, treatment combines vitamin D with calcium and phosphorus supplementation and dietary sources rich in these nutrients.zPrognosis and outcomezuMost children respond well, with radiologic healing within a few months and rapid normalization of laboratory values.iFatIn a hemodynamically stable child with blunt splenic injury on CT, management is nonoperative with observation; interventional radiology is only rarely needed. Laparotomy is reserved for the rare child who is not hemodynamically stable, and splenic repair is preferred over splenectomy whenever the spleen can be preserved, given the long-term infectious risk of asplenia.zCT findings are used to guide the timing of safe return to usual activity, and follow-up imaging is not routinely ordered once the child is stable.auThis nonoperative approach now succeeds in more than 95% of pediatric cases while avoiding the complications, transfusion needs, and longer hospital stay associated with surgery. Any child left asplenic - after trauma splenectomy or from functional asplenia such as [[162|sickle cell disease]] - needs lifelong precautions against overwhelming infection with encapsulated organisms (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type b, Salmonella). Prophylactic penicillin or amoxicillin is started, especially in children under 5 years of age, and pneumococcal conjugate, Hib, and meningococcal vaccines are kept up to date.zFamilies are counseled that risk of fulminant septicemia is highest in young children and can be increased up to 350-fold compared with an immunocompetent child, so any fever in an asplenic child warrants urgent medical evaluation.iGu<Compartment syndrome is suspected in any child with an extremity fracture or blunt/crush injury — especially a tibial shaft, proximal tibial metaphyseal, supracondylar humerus, or displaced forearm fracture — who has pain out of proportion to the injury, or pain that is increasing despite analgesic administration. In children, the "3 As" — anxiety, agitation, and an escalating analgesia requirement — are relied on rather than the classic "5 Ps", since paresthesia, pallor, pulselessness, and paralysis are late findings and a child may show only a single sign.aExamination is done for pain with passive stretch of the toes or fingers, and for a tense, non-compressible, swollen compartment. Orthopedics is consulted urgently for any such concern, and compartment pressure measurement is obtained when feasible: an absolute pressure of 30 mmHg or more, or a value within 30 mmHg of the diastolic blood pressure or mean arterial pressure, supports the diagnosis.uAs soon as compartment syndrome is suspected, any cast or splint is removed or split immediately, and the affected extremity is elevated only to the level of the heart — not above it, since elevation above heart level reduces tissue perfusion and worsens ischemia. Urgent orthopedic consultation is obtained without delay; definitive treatment is prompt, wide fasciotomy of the affected compartments. All children with an open fracture, or with a diagnosis of or concern for compartment syndrome, are admitted for ongoing orthopedic care given the high risk of infection and neuromuscular injury. In the rare neonatal presentation of a swollen, paralyzed, dysvascular limb with a sentinel forearm lesion, emergency surgical fasciotomy is the only treatment that may salvage limb function.iHaThe most common presentation of an abused child is actually asymptomatic, so absence of visible injury never excludes abuse. Historical red flags are weighed together rather than in isolation: an implausible, discrepant, evolving, or absent mechanism for the injury; delay in seeking care; a history of abuse in the caregiver's own childhood; escalating injury severity or frequency; and social or physical isolation of the child or family. In an infant under 1 year presenting with head injury, child abuse is treated as the leading cause until proven otherwise, and abusive [[139|head trauma]] (shaken baby syndrome) is specifically considered when an infant presents with lethargy, poor feeding/sucking, or retinal hemorrhage with a trivial reported mechanism such as rolling off a bed - shaking can cause coma with no external signs of cutaneous trauma. Neglect most commonly presents as failure to thrive, and can also present as lack of supervision (such as an unintentional [[338|toxic ingestion]]) or as medical/dental neglect from missed treatments or appointments - each of these presentations should also prompt consideration of a protective referral.aA detailed history is taken from the caregiver and the child is examined thoroughly. Because fractures are present in only a minority of physically abused children, their absence does not rule out abuse, while multiple fractures at different stages of healing are a characteristic pattern when present. Experienced colleagues, pediatric radiology, and pediatric or orthopedic surgery are consulted early when abuse is suspected, since presentations are frequently subtle.axOnce abuse is suspected, a report is made to the child protection agency for investigation - reporting is not delayed while awaiting diagnostic certainty. Emergency social work/child protective services are engaged, care is coordinated with other professionals and community agencies for both immediate and long-term treatment, and the family is supported through the process.iIaHerpes zoster is suspected in a child with grouped vesicles on an erythematous base confined to one to three dermatomes and not crossing the midline, especially over the thorax or a cranial nerve distribution, sometimes preceded by burning pain, itching, or paresthesia in that area. Risk factors that raise suspicion and prognosis are asked about: varicella acquired in the first 1-2 years of life, intrauterine VZV exposure, maternal varicella during pregnancy, or immunosuppression (including [[372|HIV infection]], where zoster is about 10 times more frequent than in healthy age-matched children). Recurrent or multidermatomal shingles should prompt evaluation for an underlying T-cell immune defect.zAn ophthalmologic examination is performed whenever the ophthalmic (V1) branch of the trigeminal nerve is involved, because of the risk of corneal involvement.zAntiviral drugs can be used to treat herpes zoster. In an immunosuppressed child, more generalized lesions or visceral involvement are watched for, which is more common in that population.ubIn an otherwise healthy child, herpes zoster typically runs a mild course — lesions crust within about 1-2 weeks, acute neuritis is minimal, and postherpetic neuralgia is rare, unlike the pattern in adults. When the varicella vaccine itself is the cause of zoster in an immunocompetent child, families are reassured that this is usually a mild illness.iJaEpiglottitis is suspected in a toxic-appearing, febrile child aged roughly 1-8 years with the triad of drooling, dysphagia, and respiratory distress, especially when sitting upright, leaning forward, or tripoding, with no preceding viral prodrome, no barky cough, and no hoarseness - features that separate it from croup. The child is not agitated, the oropharynx is not examined with a tongue depressor, the child is not placed supine, and the child is not sent alone for imaging: any of these can precipitate sudden, complete airway obstruction. The child is kept calm, ideally in a caregiver's lap, while care moves directly toward definitive airway management. A skilled provider should stay with the patient at all times until the airway is visualized and secured.zIf a lateral neck radiograph is obtained, it should not delay this process; a thumbprint sign supports the diagnosis but a normal or unobtainable film does not exclude it in a clinically classic presentation.aOtolaryngology (and, where available, a pediatric anesthesiologist and pediatric surgeon or otolaryngologist) is involved immediately for controlled evaluation and, typically, nasotracheal intubation in the operating room; tracheostomy is used less often. Direct visualization/instrumentation should be performed only in this controlled setting because of the risk of triggering complete obstruction. Intubation is typically needed for about 2-3 days given the usually rapid response to antibiotics. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are started promptly - vancomycin plus cefotaxime, or ceftriaxone/cefotaxime - to cover H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae, group A streptococcus, and S. aureus. Because occult H. influenzae [[350|bacteremia]] leads to meningitis or another deep/focal infection in 30-50% of cases, adequate systemic antibiotic treatment of the underlying infection is essential alongside airway management.iKaIn any child with a significant mechanism of injury (motor vehicle crash, fall, sports injury, or assault) or clinical findings suggesting SCI, it is noted that in children under 5 injury more often localizes to the upper cervical spine (occiput to C3), while adolescents pattern more like adults, with lower cervical or thoracolumbar fracture-dislocation. Local spinal pain or torticollis is specifically watched for. In a neonate with severe respiratory compromise and profound hypotonia after a breech or forceps delivery, birth-related cervical spinal cord injury is considered and spinal shock (flaccid extremities, diaphragmatic breathing, distended bladder, paralyzed abdominal movements) is watched for; treatment here is supportive.a A standardized neurological examination (per the International Standards for Neurological and Functional Classification of SCI, applicable from age 6) is performed rather than relying on imaging alone: a normal X-ray and initial exam do not exclude SCI, since children are prone to SCIWORA and can have neurologic deficits with delayed onset up to 4 days after injury. The back is examined by logrolling, and hair, collars, and splints are checked underneath. MRI is obtained whenever there is real concern for cord injury.uCorticosteroids are not given for acute spinal cord injury — this is no longer recommended. Once SCI is identified, priority is given to avoiding secondary and iatrogenic injury: impaired systemic function is supported, the spine is stabilized (surgically if indicated, recognizing this may limit subsequent MRI assessment), and emergent decompression is pursued for any cord impingement. Management is as an interdisciplinary team from the outset — neurosurgery, critical care/trauma surgery, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and allied therapies. Acute inpatient rehabilitation addressing mobility, skin and pressure-ulcer prevention, thermoregulation, and stress-ulcer prophylaxis is planned.uFamilies are counseled early that neurologic status at presentation — intact/incomplete versus complete injury — is the strongest predictor of eventual recovery.iLa_Rather than trying to apply a specific pediatric "metabolic syndrome" definition or fixed cut-points - which the AAP explicitly advises against, since cardiometabolic risk in youth lies on a continuum - each child is screened for the individual component risk factors: adiposity/central obesity, blood pressure, lipid panel (triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol, plus LDL-cholesterol), and glucose. Children in whom several of these risk factors are clustering together are identified, since this clustering - not a specific diagnostic label - is what predicts later cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.a+The adult NCEP ATP III thresholds (fasting glucose over 100 mg/dL, triglycerides at or above 150 mg/dL, HDL under 40 mg/dL in males or under 50 mg/dL in females, and blood pressure at or above 130/85 mm Hg, together with central obesity) provide the reference points these components are built from.aBecause the component risk factors share a common pathophysiologic root in [[373|insulin resistance]] and adipose tissue dysfunction, first-line management of each is largely the same: lifestyle modification. The individual risk factors identified on screening (weight/adiposity, blood pressure, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia) are treated rather than withholding intervention while waiting for a formal syndrome diagnosis, since early treatment of this risk clustering is the actionable target in pediatric care.iMuSpecific inquiry is made about syncope occurring while recumbent or during exercise, associated chest pain or palpitations, personal history of repaired or unrepaired heart disease, and family history of unexplained death, [[291|drowning]], [[146|hypertrophic cardiomyopathy]], [[213|long QT syndrome]] or other arrhythmias, or pacemaker placement. Note is made of whether there was a typical vasovagal prodrome (diaphoresis, warmth, pallor, lightheadedness) and a recognizable trigger (prolonged standing, heat, crowding, pain, emotional distress, position change) — syncope without a prodrome is a concerning feature. Any child with an abnormal cardiac exam is referred for urgent cardiac evaluation.uhEvery child with syncope is evaluated with a comprehensive medical and family history, thorough physical examination, and a 12-lead ECG — this combination identifies most patients with a life-threatening cause, while routine blood testing and imaging add little and are not recommended routinely. Cardiac evaluation (echocardiography, further rhythm monitoring, specialist referral) is reserved for children with high-risk features: early sudden cardiac death in the family, known or suspected heart disease, congenital cardiac abnormality, exercise-induced syncope, syncope without a prodrome, or an abnormal ECG.a.In the absence of high-risk features, and with a history consistent with reflex (vasovagal/situational) syncope, observation until the patient returns to baseline, followed by education and reassurance, is appropriate. Most patients can be discharged home after this evaluation without further testing.zKRecurrence is common but the overall prognosis is benign in reflex syncope.iNzThe visit is used as an opportunity for prevention counseling, since instruction about preventing future sunburns should be delivered at the time of the burn itself.zOnce peak erythema is reached (roughly 24 hours after exposure), the desquamative (peeling) phase is recognized and managed accordingly.aJTreatment is with cool compresses and oral analgesics; topical anesthetics are avoided, as they are relatively ineffective for sunburn and can themselves cause a contact dermatitis. A bland emollient such as plain petrolatum can be used through the desquamative phase. Sun avoidance during peak UV hours is advised. In infants under 6 months, because sunscreen safety is not established at this age, sun avoidance plus protective clothing and hats is recommended rather than sunscreen, reserving only a minimal application to small exposed areas (face, backs of the hands) for situations where shade is genuinely unavailable. From 6 months of age onward, a broad-spectrum sunscreen of SPF 30 or greater applied to exposed skin on both sunny and cloudy days is recommended, together with protective clothing, wide-brimmed hats, and sunglasses.zIt is reinforced that any sunburn - and blistering sunburn in particular during childhood and adolescence - raises long-term skin cancer risk, including [[215|melanoma]], which is a key reason to counsel on sun protection at every opportunity.iOuIn a child with progressive ataxia evolving into ascending, generalized flaccid weakness — with possible paresthesias, hyporeflexia, and bulbar signs such as ptosis or facial weakness — the scalp and skin folds are searched carefully for an attached tick before assuming Guillain-Barré syndrome or botulism, since tick paralysis is more common in children than adults and resolves rapidly once the tick is removed; delay risks progression to respiratory failure. In a febrile child with a tick-exposure history, headache, myalgia/arthralgia, rash, or abdominal tenderness, a rickettsial or relapsing-fever illness is considered: relapsing fever classically produces sudden high fever with headache, photophobia, nausea, myalgia, and arthralgia, later joined by abdominal pain, cough, bleeding manifestations, and a brief trunk/shoulder rash near the end of the febrile episode, with jaundice in about half of affected children and CNS findings possible in late relapses.zBecause vasculitic complications (brain, heart, lung) and death are linked to delayed therapy, presumptive treatment is based on clinical suspicion rather than waiting for confirmatory testing.uTreatment for tick-borne rickettsial illness is supportive, avoiding analgesics that impair platelet function because of the bleeding risk from vasculitis. 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