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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
high voltage Cardiac ... compartment syndrome ... #Electrocution ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Toaster Electrocution ... Low-Voltage <1000V 2. ... common is Afib. 2. ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... #clinical #video
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Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Low-Voltage <1000V 2. ... CARDIAC: asytole ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... #clinical #video ... #NSFW #Electrocution
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Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical ... Grade 3 - APC 2 ... possible vascular injury ... injury on the side ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
2. ... injury 4. ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Radiation Injury ... Gy • Onset <2 ... • Onset Hours Cardio ... #Toxicity #diagnosis ... #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... blood gas (ABC) ... #diagnosis #management
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Features: • Triad ... #Management #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
palpable purpura 2/ ... 2 vasculitis, ulcers ... quantify renal injury ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... #management #treatment
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... to local skin injury ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... (Clinical Dx). ... #diagnosis #management