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Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... more constant as ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... spine with minor trauma ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm Clinical ... • Neurologic symptoms ... suggest a mass as ... the cause ... Orbital Floor Fracture
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
- Remove all ... after long bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... stabilization of long bone fractures ... H/O antecedent trauma
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #causes #treatment
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical ... same precursor as ... , pathological fractures ... /or MRI of the skull ... Diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... anterior horn gray ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... parotid/middle ear/skull ... Imaging (if atypical symptoms ... CNS inflammatory cause ... #Treatment #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... and with limb features ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... diagnosis column Treatment ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Rib Fractures Rib ... fractures, though ... diagnosis of rib fracture ... is required to fracture ... a lateral rib fracture
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... Can also be seen ... resolution of symptoms ... #treatment #hepatology