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Heel Strike Test for Femoral Fracture

The heel strike, an axial force on the femur, can be
for Femoral Fracture ... possible femur fractures ... Femoral #Femur #Fracture ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
	•
hematoma • LeFort fractures ... midface • Facial fractures ... Zygomatic arch fractures ... • Nasoethmoid fractures ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
Anesthesiafor Trauma ... for compartment syndrome ... neurovascular injury or clinical ... possible compartment syndrorne ... #Orthopedics #Management
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... pseudogout • Trauma ... #Leg #pain #differential ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
after long bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... stabilization of long bone fractures ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #treatment
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Clinical ... features - Classic ... Budd Chiari syndrome ... disease Imaging and Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
neoplasms • trauma ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential #
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Framework and Management ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Features: • Triad
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... other forms of trauma ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... #lesions #differential