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Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
Femoral shaft ... for compartment syndrome ... • Any injury ... neurovascular injury ... or clinical concem
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Slipped capital femoral ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... Immobilization) • Acute
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... other forms of trauma ... : - Knife or bullet ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... • Syndrome caused ... days after an acute ... injury or after ... H/O antecedent trauma
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... Consider trauma/ ... vascular/orthopedic ... #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... - Low cardiac output ... - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Syndrome: 3d of ... Specific organ injury ... contain genes for outer ... of blood smear, acute ... microscopy #pathology #clinical