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Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... affected part should ... after an acute injury ... including DM • Treatment ... of spinal cord injury
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute ... kidney injury (AKI ... Renal causes of ... AKI should be considered ... Acute #Kidney #Injury
Hippocratic Shoulder Reduction 
Shoulder reduction is the process of returning the shoulder to its normal position
Hippocratic Shoulder ... Reduction Shoulder ... In cases where closed ... axillary nerve injury ... PhysicalExam #Procedure #Orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder ... Management The shoulder ... Axillary nerve injury ... neurovascular injury ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... fractures: Don't cause ... unstable spine injury ... Cauda equina Treatment ... Classification #Orthopedics
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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syndrome, Electrical injury ... extracellular fluid into injured ... Treatment: 1 ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
Occult Causes of ... to hypotension should ... hypotension is treatment ... toxicologic - 2nd cause ... #Differential #Causes
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... spared in this injury ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dislocation - May cause
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... , median nerve injury ... Disposition: Pending orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
over the hamate should ... negative a CT should ... prompt outpatient orthopedics ... neurovascular injury ... Radiology #MSK #Orthopedics