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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... below level of injury ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... #orthopedics #neurology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
below level of injury ... • Hyperflexion injury ... Hyperextension injury ... • Penetrating trauma ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Ankle Dorsiflexion Knee ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... unstable spine injury ... Spinal #Fracture #Trauma
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Fasciculus (MLF) Iniury ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... enlargement • Trauma ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Phrenic nerve injury ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
Algorithm Surface Injury ... alkali) Blunt Trauma ... • Orbital Apex Injury ... Hyphema, history of trauma ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
of tonic pupil (trauma ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Immobilization - Crush injury ... - Electrical injury ... exhaustion, Heat injury ... causes #treatment #nephrology