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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... hollow abdominal ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs
AAA Rupture on Abdominal POCUS

Elderly female with back pain and hypotension.  While sensitivity of ultrasound
AAA Rupture on Abdominal ... direct detection of signs ... of AAA rupture ... high, in this case ... #Aorta #Rupture
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
: Traumatic Rupture ... Valvuoplasty • Aorta ... : Acute Aortic Dissection ... , Traumatic Injury ... Dysfunction Chronic - Aorta
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... Perforation • Ruptured ... abdominal aortic ... Musculoskeletal • Trauma
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... clinical context and signs ... Vasculits: ANCA, ANA ... renal biopsy • Abdominal
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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Chest Trauma Complications ... Contusion • Acute ... Aortic Rupture* ... Lung: • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
kidney injury, ... /vomiting, Abdominal ... cor pulmonale ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
duodenum Clinical Signs ... , and palpable abdominal ... de novo between aorta ... patients with acute ... or within the aorta
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
hemorrhage • Ruptured ... aortic aneurysm ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... insufficiency, acute ... valvular rupture ... dissection of ascending aorta ... commonly due to trauma