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Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury 
#Management #Peds #Trauma #Cervical #Spine #Injury #CSpine #Algorithm #PEMSource
Injury #Management ... #Peds #Trauma # ... Cervical #Spine ... #Injury #CSpine ... #Algorithm #PEMSource
Canadian C-spine Rule and Mnemonic
HIGH RISK FEATURES:
 - Sixty Five, Fast Drive, Sense Deprive?  Image,
Canadian C-spine ... #Management #Trauma ... #Canadian #CSpine ... Rule #Cervical #Injury ... Clearance #Mnemonic #Algorithm
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... in the Emergency ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... • Serotonin syndrome ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... Traumatic brain injury ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... • Trauma or epidural ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... #CaudaEquina #Syndrome
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... Hypertensive Urgency/Emergency ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Acute Kidney Injury
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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roots of lumbar spine ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... Numbness • E - Emergency ... neoplasms • trauma ... • after spinal anaesthesia
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury ... cause such as trauma ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Algorithm for Management of Head Injuries in Children
Primary survey:
 • Airway and cervical spine
 • Breathing
Algorithm for Management ... Airway and cervical spine ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Head #Injury # ... trama #pediatrics