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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... Injuries by System: CNS ... ED arrival MSK ... #Electricity #Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia
 • CNS: Seizures, Delirium, Paresthesias, Central & extrapontine myelinolysis, Hallucinations, Fatigue
 • Hematologic:
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia ... • CNS: Seizures ... Bone pain • MSK ... Hypophosphatemia #Phosphate #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... ("Terry Thomas sign ... dislocation • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
in the Spinal canal ... Superior gluteal nerve ... pathophysiology #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
- anemia - CNS ... Constipation - MSK ... pathophysiology #symptoms ... #signs
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anterior interosseous nerve ... can't make A-OK sign ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
intervertebral canal ... -> Spinal nerve ... pathophysiology #msk ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
The evaluation should ... : ○ Cranial nerves ... of the auditory nerve ... (CN 8) ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
bone formation MSK ... the vertebral canal ... compress spinal nerve ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
sheath around nerves ... nervous system (CNS ... • Disrupt nerve ... - Symptom management ... diseases #neurology #CNS