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Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
relatively closed compartment ... The most common cause
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... Edema Arterial Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis • Compartment ... cellulitis/abscess • Compartment
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Stenosis, Abdominal Compartment ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Intraabdominal hypertension is defined as elevated pressure without overt organ failure (table below).  Among critically
than abdominal compartment ... hypertension doesn't cause ... failure, it may cause ... Classification #ACS #Compartment
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome (CECS)
 • Diagnosis Of CECS requires patient to undergo the same exertional
Chronic Exertional Compartment ... activity that causes ... Normal resting compartment
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... • Abdominal compartment ... Diagnosis #nephrology #causes
Causes of Pseudocellulitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Cellulitis Mimics

Cellulitis: Deep skin and subcutaneous fat infection

Pseudo
Causes of Pseudocellulitis ... Inflammatory Causes ... Neoplastic Causes ... Miscellaneous Causes ... Coma bullae • Compartment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies Compartment ... An increase in compartment ... management: - Compartment ... damage in that compartment ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
  -
intracellular fluid compartment ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Crush injury - Compartment ... muscle injury or compartment ... Diagnosis #Management #causes