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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
• Esophageal Injury ... • Pulmonary Contusions ... Blunt Cardiac Injury ... #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... ), Trauma #Hs # ... Ts #Mnemonic #Cardiac ... Arrest #Causes #differential
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... tuberculosis T: trauma ... Diagnosis #CAVITY #Mnemonic ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic ... CNS abscess • Neurologic ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... #neurology
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... staph aureus) T = trauma ... Diagnosis #CAVITY #Mnemonic ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Canadian C-spine Rule and Mnemonic
HIGH RISK FEATURES:
 - Sixty Five, Fast Drive, Sense Deprive?  Image,
C-spine Rule and Mnemonic ... #Management #Trauma ... Rule #Cervical #Injury ... Imaging #Clearance #Mnemonic
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential ... over 24 hours Differential ... Bronchiectasis, Trauma ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic ... Vascular Infectious Trauma ... - Multiple injury ... JointPain #VitaminCD #Mnemonic ... #Orthopedics #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Hemorrhagic • Trauma ... - Spinal cord trauma ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table #CriticalCare
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... • Muscular Injury ... • Trauma ... - Neurologic/Psychiatric ... Noncardiac #Cardiology #Differential