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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... , Compartment syndrome ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... #Management #Summary
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... bearing after injury ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... injury - Intra-articulation ... #differential #diagnosis
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... coma, spinal cord injury ... rhabdomyolysis, compartment ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... - Compartment ... or compartment ... #Management #causes
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... , POSTERIOR KNEE ... Compartment syndrome ... special ligament/meniscus ... Evaluate compartments
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
An increase in compartment ... after an acute injury ... • Diagnosis: ... of spinal cord injury ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... auto-PEEP, Abdominal compartment ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... algorithm #treatment #management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
most common), compartment ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... (LCL) • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Classification of PCL Iniuries
 • Partial: Translation <
Ligament (PCL) Injury ... test with the knee ... positive with the knee ... #MSK #Sports #pathophysiology ... classification #diagnosis
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Pathophysiology: ... • Injury → Hematoma ... Ischemic injury ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology