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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... tumour causing injury ... Acute #SpinalCord #Injury ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
The biotrauma hypothesis of ventilator-induced lung injury. IL = interleukin; PEEP = positive end-expiratory pressure; Pplat
ventilator-induced lung injury ... interleukin; PEEP = positive ... #Pathophysiology ... #Barotrauma #Injury
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
Positive FAST in ... Diagnosis #EM #Trauma ... #Radiology #POCUS ... HepatorenalRecess #Positive
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... #abdominalus #trauma ... #FAST #Positive
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
Hoffmann's Sign ... Hoffman's sign ... upper motor neuron injury ... A positive response ... #Reflex #Positive
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
tenderness • Positive ... XR — scotty dog sign ... MSK #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Hemothorax - Thoracic ultrasound in trauma
False positive for consolidated lung- organized clot in pleural space after
ultrasound in trauma ... False positive ... Thoracic #ultrasound #trauma ... hemorrhagic #clinical #pocus
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 ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Management Summary Trauma ... syndrome, Electrical injury ... exhaustion, Heat iniury ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... extracellular fluid into injured
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Neurochemical abnormalities
 • Hyper-vigilance
 • Emotional hyper-arousal
 • Exaggerated startle reflex
 • Anxiety
Re-experiencing of trauma ... key aspects of trauma ... BehavioralDisorder #Pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs