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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... cause such as trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR
Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Tracheobronchial Injury ... • Esophageal Injury ... • Pulmonary Contusions ... Blunt Cardiac Injury ... Blunt Thoracic Injury
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 ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... below level of injury ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
missed by non-trauma ... fractures missed by CXR ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #trauma ... #pulmonary
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
missed by non-trauma ... fractures missed by CXR ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #trauma ... #pulmonary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung injury ... contents • Head injury ... Traumatic brain injury
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
: Acute kidney injury ... vein thrombosis, Pulmonary ... cardiomyopathy, Myocardial injury ... ischemia, Acute cor ... pulmonale • Endocrine
The Canadian C-Spine Rule is a well-validated decision rule that can be used to safely rule
alert, stable trauma ... C-spine Rule (CCR ... determine which trauma ... #Management #Trauma ... Rule #Cervical #Injury