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Open Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
Gustilo-Anderson Classification:
 • Type I
   - Wound <
- Wound < 1cm ... - Wound 1-10 cm ... - Wound > 10 cm ... Complications #MSK
How dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate adaptive immunity
1- Sensing of microbial and damage signals by DCs
2- Phenotypic
dendritic cells (DCs ... damage signals by DCs ... changes during DCs ... activation 3- DC ... polarization by DCs
Jugular Venous Pressure Measurement
Examiner places the patient in a reclined position and puts the base of
Positive: JVP > 3cm ... sustained JVP > 4cm
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
cardiomyopathy (CM ... Cardiomyopathy (DCM ... • Endocrine (DM
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
• MI • DCM ... Stenosis • HCM
Cardiac Auscultation Maneuvers for Murmurs
Maneuvers result in INCREASED murmur:
 • Inspiration - Right-sided
 • Valsalva -
• Valsalva - HCM ... Squat to stand - HCM ... Stand to squat - HCM ... Leg elevation - HCM ... • Handgrip - HCM
Dilated Cardiomyopathy - poor EF

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#DCM #Dilated #Cardiomyopathy #Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical #cardiology
jchristianfox #DCM
Hand Arthritides - Differential Diagnosis by Location and Features

The Painful Hand!  Wish I would’ve thought
prior to my first MSK ... Diagnosis #Location #MSK
Radius and Ulna Anatomy

By @rev.med

#Radius #Ulna #Anatomy #Bones #orthopedics #MSK
#orthopedics #MSK
Effect of PEEP on Lung Recruitment - Bag-Mask Ventilation - Cadaver Simulation
Simulation shows before and after
Recruitment - Bag-Mask ... and after adding 5cm