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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... level. ... motor function, level ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... #orthopedics #neurology
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
sensation below level ... of injury • Intact ... • Hyperflexion injury ... • Penetrating trauma ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
POLAR Randomized Clinical Trial - Effect of Early Sustained Prophylactic Hypothermia on Neurologic Outcomes Among Patients
POLAR Randomized Clinical ... Hypothermia on Neurologic ... Traumatic Brain Injury ... traumatic brain injury ... Hypothermia #TBI #CriticalCare
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Injury: • Infectious ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... Hepatocellular Injury
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... treat spinal cord injury ... other forms of trauma ... herniation - Trauma ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... or great vessel injury ... 12 - Abdominal injury ... esophagus Air fluid level ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
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
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Melanoma Sarcoma Trauma ... Cardiac injury ... perforation. chest trauma ... Blunt chest trauma ... Mediterranean fever
Urethral Injury in the Emergency Department

Clinical Features, Diagnostics and Treatment

#Urology #Diagnosis #Management #Urethral #Injury #Urethrogram
Urethral Injury ... Emergency Department Clinical ... and Treatment #Urology ... Management #Urethral #Injury
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Carboxyhemoglobin level ... Anticoagulated - Trauma ... Substantially reduced level ... of infection (fever ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare