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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... , pulmonary contusion ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Muscular Injury ... • Trauma ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Heart Disease Pulmonary ... Rheumatic Fever • Trauma ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
inflammatory lung injury ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... cause such as trauma ... Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... failure from massive pulmonary ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... commonly due to trauma ... diagnosis #management #criticalcare
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
- Acute kidney injury ... - Pulmonary edema ... Emergency #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diaphragm Injury ... • Esophageal Injury ... Lung: • Pulmonary
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
exacerbation (cardiogenic pulmonary ... deformity (facial trauma ... pneumothorax. esophageal injury ... #indications #criticalcare
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions are ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to
fracture (avulsion injury ... after the initial injury ... Pellegrini-stieda #lesion #trauma ... #knee #xray #stieda ... calcification #radiology