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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 ... signs #symptoms #msk
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
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 ... #spinalcord #disorders
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... • Crush injury ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
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
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
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 ... concern for spinal cord ... injury #Pediatrics
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
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... her abdomen and lower ... pattern on your differential ... #Injury #clinical ... #video
Tourniquet Application
1. If in a dangerous situation or difficult situation, place TQs high and tight (military
like forearms and lower ... proximal to open fractures ... #Application #clinical ... #video #procedure ... #trauma #ems #nsfw