Fellowship Flashcards
Type II Error
Not rejecting a false H0
(acquitting a guilty man)
Type 1 Error
Rejecting H0 when it is True
(Convict an innocent man)
Power =
1-B
Radiographic Features of Rickets
- metaphyseal flaring and cupping
- physeal widening
- bowing of the legs (genu varum) in younger kids
Mendosal suture
accessory occipital suture
subgaleal hemorrhage
not confined to suture lines
leading causes of death for NAT
1) AHT, 2) abd injuries
cephalohematoma
subperiosteal bleeding, confined to suture lines
anterior fontanelle fuses by
18 months
meitopic suture
between two frontal bones
coronal suture
between parietal and frontal bones
squamosal suture
between temporal and parietal
lamboid suture
between parietal and occipital
sagittal suture
between parietal bones
wormian bones
accessory bones within a suture, more than 10 abnormal
wormian bones can be associated with
OI, down syndrome, hypothyroidism
how does it take for skull fractures to resolve
can be up to 10+ weeks
SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
<12months, unexplained after investigation
SUID
Sudden unexplained/unexpected infant death
SIDS risk factors
Prenatal: materal smoking, LBW
young maternal age
co sleeping/inappropriate sleep
SIDS reduced risk with
room sharing, pacifer use, breastfeeding
Medical Examiner vs. Coroner
Medical examiner is MD