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Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
on FAST exam ... Diagnosis/differential ... No other intra-abdominal ... Labeled Schematic ... #trauma #clinical
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
post-arrest intra-abdominal ... hemorrhage are ... towards cardiac causes ... #Laceration #cpr ... POCUS #clinical #trauma
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... , vomiting, abdominal ... Findings: • ↑AST ... AP, ↑INR, ↑BUN/Cr ... infiltration) Differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... ) • AKI: BUN/Cr
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
cells after trauma ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... erythema/sign of trauma ... mastitis • Usually caused ... diseases #benign #differential
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... red to purple, hemorrhagic ... deficiency • Liver ... Solar purpura - Trauma ... Disease Others: • Fat
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
on Positive RUQ FAST ... Exam Bike vs Car ... Exam #Positive #Abdominal ... clinical #ultrasound #Liver ... #Trauma
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... (BPPV) - Short-lived ... several days but can last ... Cerebellar hemorrhage ... #differential #
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... injuries to spleen, liver ... exams, FASTs and ... with hemorrhage ... pattern on your differential
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic ... Parasitic Diseases: • East ... including tests of liver ... , and possibly PCR ... Fever #Travel #Differential