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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... Mixed upper and lower ... and #Acute #SpinalCord ... #Injury #Syndromes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... spasticity • Lower ... compression by fractured ... Upper extremity, lower ... #spinal #cord #spinalcord
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... Weakness - Lower ... Vertebral burst fracture ... unilateral) #SpinalCord ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... #diagnosis #lower
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
industrial settings or power ... may result in trauma ... ORTHO- fracture ... #clinical #video ... #NSFW #Electrocution
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Fractures-> Femur ... CLINICAL: instability ... Consider trauma/ ... #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... potential pelvic fracture ... Abnormal tone, ↓ power ... #Pediatrics ... #Trauma #Primary
"Road Rash" Thermal / Friction Injury
Common term for what is in fact a friction burn (not
Thermal / Friction Injury ... dermatologic rash) CLINICAL ... concomitant injuries (fractures ... #clinical #video ... #NSFW
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
industrial settings or power ... may result in trauma ... ORTHO- fracture/ ... #clinical #video ... #nsfw
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... arise from blunt trauma ... With multiple lower