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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... process fracture Stable ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... lgM antibodies bind ... types #allergy #table ... #classification
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Classification ... appear to be a stable ... These injuries are caused ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Fracture #Classification
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... lies prone on the table ... buttock, if the hip raises ... off of the table ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Ely's Test for Rectus Femoris Tightness

Patient lies prone on the table. The examiner flexes the leg
Ely's Test for Rectus ... lies prone on the table ... buttock, if the hip raises ... off of the table ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Hypersensitivity: Definitions
 • Type I - Production of lgE Abs that bind to harmless allergens and
of lgE Abs that bind ... cell surfaces causes ... an immune reaction ... exposure to allergen causes ... #Types #Classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
lgE antibodies bind ... Hypersensitivity #Types #Classification ... Allergy #Diagnosis #Reactions ... #Table
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... or spinal cord injury ... severe IgE-mediated reaction ... water #Shock #Classification ... warm #wet #dry #table
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
causing endothelial injury ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... activity that bind ... diagnosis #types #classification
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... the body louse, causes ... The table below ... Specific organ injury ... Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction