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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
Hemothorax • Cardiac ... Contusions • Blunt Cardiac ... Thoracic Injury ... #diagnosis #management ... #injuries #differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Trauma ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... high voltage Cardiac ... ), rhabdomyolysis ... especially with AC ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Kinase - Causes of Elevated ... Weakness): • RHABDOMYOLYSIS ... - Seizures: Trauma ... infarction, Acute renal injury ... #CK #differential
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... : • Trauma: ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Muscle: • Rhabdomyolysis ... thrombosis Cardiac ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... #differential #
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... specificity to elevated ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... sweat Heat Injury ... normal/mildly elevated ... maintain adequate cardiac ... , Rhabdomyolysis
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Cardiac Tamponade ... in trauma is not ... for definitive management ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma ... #cardiology #s4c
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
or spinal cord injury ... pneumothorax, cardiac ... commonly due to trauma ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential