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Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
Positive FAST in ... Diagnosis #EM #Trauma ... Radiology #POCUS #FAST ... MorisonsPouch #HepatorenalRecess
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
several days but can last ... with significant neurologic ... Head trauma - Symptoms ... attacks with varying neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... Trauma to the ... masked in the trauma ... #Fat #Embolism # ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Indications for tPA in Stroke:
 • Clinical diagnosis of ischemic stroke
 • Measurable neurologic deficit
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• Measurable neurologic ... deficit • Onset of symptoms ... Ischemic stroke, head trauma ... site within the past ... cva #management #neurology
Back Pain Red Flags - By Age
IMMUNOCOMPROMISED 
INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE 
HISTORY OF CANCER 
SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS 
ANTICOAGULATION
CANCER SYSTEMIC SYMPTOMS ... ANTICOAGULATION TRAUMA ... SYMPTOMS OF CORD ... PROGRESSIVE NEUROLOGIC
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
constitutional symptoms ... pain, high energy trauma ... , past history of ... Unresolved Radicular Symptoms
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... • Ethanol - Trauma ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Sudden, severe, can last ... Varies • No neurologic ... position change • Neurologic ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... Cast formation: ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
torsional and upbeat (fast ... , downbeating (fast ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology