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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... #Injury #Syndromes ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
below level of injury ... • Hyperflexion injury ... Hyperextension injury ... #Incomplete #SpinalCord ... #Neurology
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... coma, spinal cord injury ... ED arrival MSK ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... treat spinal cord injury ... Knife or bullet injury ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... ) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Lambert Eaton Syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... - Compartment syndrome ... or compartment syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Acute Kidney Injury ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Hypertension #Management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
), compartment syndrome ... , ligamentous injury ... (LCL) • ED Management ... • Nonoperative managernent ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology