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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
Pediatric Cervical Spine Injury 
#Management #Peds #Trauma #Cervical #Spine #Injury #CSpine #Algorithm #PEMSource
Cervical Spine Injury ... #Management #Peds ... #Trauma #Cervical ... #Spine #Injury
CATCH Predictors for Clinically Significant TBI 
 - GCS Less than 15 at 2 hours post
at 2 hours post trauma ... exam - Any Sign ... Dangerous mechanism of injury ... Traumatic #Brain #Injury ... #Diagnosis #Peds
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
Clinical image showing neck seat belt sign (diagonal abrasions are present along the course of the
neck seat belt sign ... neck seat belt sign ... carotid artery injury ... carotid artery injury ... #EM #Clinical #Trauma
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
AST or ALT> 80, signs ... of chest trauma ... Guidelines #Workup #Peds
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
cells -> Tissue injury ... Pancarditis and valvular injury ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Embolism Syndrome Trauma ... masked in the trauma ... Pathophysiology ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs