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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... Traumatic brain injury ... #Differential #Causes
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Management Summary Trauma ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Treatment: 1 ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Caused by an accumulation ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... EMERGENCY PERICARDIOCENTESIS ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
can be caused by ... vessels Alarm (Emergent ... cellulitis • Globe trauma ... • Chemical injury ... • Trauma?
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine • Trauma ... Incontinence • Saddle Anesthesia ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
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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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... Numbness • E - Emergency ... Causes of Cauda ... neoplasms • trauma ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after an acute injury ... H/O antecedent trauma ... including DM • Treatment ... of spinal cord injury
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... until cause identified
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Chemical Eye Injury ... implicated OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY ... Acidic injuries cause ... Alkali injuries cause ... #opthalmology #pathophysiology
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
What causes ECU ... whether through trauma ... visible to the naked eye ... What is the Treatment ... Non surgical treatment