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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Injuries by System: CNS ... ED arrival MSK ... especially with AC ... Electrical #Injury #Electrocution ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Central Nervous System Pharmacology - Somatic and Autonomic Receptors
Somatic
 • Rocuronium -> Non-depolarizing (reversible competitive inhibitors)
Central Nervous ... the levels of Ach ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... @AmyChung #Central ... NervousSystem #CNS
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anterior interosseous nerve ... fracture • ED Management ... : Simple, pain control ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... posterior interosseous nerve ... ligamentous injury (LCL ... : Pain control ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Parotid swelling CNS ... Involvement: • Central ... nervous system (CNS ... • 8%-27% for CNS ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL ... in the central ... nervous system (CNS ... - Symptom management ... diseases #neurology #CNS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... that results in CNS ... Predictive of MS ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management