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Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Hepatic artery: Shock ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... : Shock liver
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Phrenic nerve injury ... aminoglycosides) • Muscles ... #differential #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
in irreversible muscle ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... after an acute injury ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... asthma - accessory muscle ... output - Acute pulmonary ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Transverse View

Young male with MMA injury
intermedius on POCUS ... after trauma - ... male with MMA injury ... What is diagnosis ... hypoechoic oval masses
Myositis Ossificans in vastus intermedius on POCUS after trauma - Sagittal View

Young male with MMA injury
intermedius on POCUS ... after trauma - ... male with MMA injury ... What is diagnosis ... hypoechoic oval masses
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... in over 80% of cases ... and hemorrhagic shock ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... Keep this injury
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
during your E-Fast Exam ... forget iatrogenic causes ... #pneumothorax #POCUS ... #pulmonary #lung ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... on our physical exam ... This post will focus ... are diagnosed with ... Following our exam