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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
: • Tension Pneumothorax ... • Esophageal Injury ... Blunt Cardiac Injury ... Blunt Thoracic Injury ... management #injuries #differential
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... below level of injury ... Complete hemicord lesion ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... - Differential ... usually multiple lesions ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology #radiology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
treat spinal cord injury ... other forms of trauma ... Knife or bullet injury ... herniation - Trauma ... #differential #
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
ring enhancing lesion ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential ... RingEnhancing #Lesions
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury - Elevated Troponin Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

 • Chronic Myocardial Injury: End
Non-ACS Myocardial Injury ... Elevated Troponin Differential ... Chronic Myocardial Injury ... Toxins, Contusion/Trauma ... Elevated #Troponin #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... syndrome + MRI lesions ... #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
) - MSK Radiology ... (save $$) Differential ... Salter Harris injury ... always a history of injury ... mri #clinical #Radiology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
- punched out lesions ... • Aggressive lesion ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
of Orthopnea - Differential ... paralysis: - Trauma ... manipulation - CNS lesion ... Polio - PNS lesion ... #Orthopnea #Differential