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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Spinal Trauma and Spine ... fractures: Don't ... deficit, still able ... Criteria of unstable spine ... Fracture #Trauma #Spine
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... water #Shock #Classification ... diagnosis #management #cold ... warm #wet #dry #table
Bedside Classification of Shock

Hypovolemic shock 

- Vomiting, diarrhea, overdiuresis 

- Hemorrhage (GI, peritoneal, RP) 

Distributive shock
Bedside Classification ... Acute valve dysfunction ... Prosthetic valve dysfunction ... Cardiogenic #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Features
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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roots of lumbar spine ... Involves lumbar spine ... bowel and sexual dysfunction ... SPINE Mnemonic ... distinguishing feature
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
metabolic equivalent able ... Performance thorough ... with valvular dysfunction ... or LV dysfunction ... Stable patients
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the edge of a table ... as coma, spinal cord ... , frontal lobe dysfunction ... patient is lying supine ... reflex suggests dysfunction