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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
Varus Stress Test for LCL Injury on Knee Physical Exam

The knee is examined in extension and
Varus Stress Test ... for LCL Injury ... extension and 20-30° flexion ... The test is positive ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
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 #
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
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... Hoffmann's reflex test ... when there is flexion ... Abnormal #clinical #video
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... Behcet disease) Differential
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Pathophysiology: • Severe injury ... Awareness • Injury ... Test downward eye ... Test if patient
Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
to a unilateral lesion ... presupposes a unilateral lesion ... concept suggests an injury ... causes, such as trauma ... The video was provided
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
pain after any trauma ... Painful palmar flexion ... Painful balottement test ... radius #fracture #radiology
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions are ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions ... post-traumatic lesions ... fracture (avulsion injury ... #trauma #knee # ... calcification #radiology