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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Management Summary Trauma ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Treatment: 1 ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
vessels Alarm (Emergent ... cellulitis • Globe trauma ... • Chemical injury ... Unilateral or bilateral symptoms ... • Trauma?
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... : • Triad of symptoms ... urine • Other symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
metabolites induce injury ... hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... non-specific viral symptoms ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... lumbar spine • Trauma ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Findings OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY ... present with a red eye ... • Significant cause ... most frequent cause ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... • Tremor • Eye ... tenderness Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
sweat Heat Injury ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... Exertional Heat Stroke: EMERGENCY ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with the same symptoms ... with or without trauma ... - Traumatic injury ... #differential #emergency
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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spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... Numbness • E - Emergency ... Causes of Cauda ... neoplasms • trauma ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment