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Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... Most commonly injured ... organ in BLUNT abdominal ... trauma Grade ... #Spleen #Trauma
Traumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Surface Injury:
 • Corneal Abrasion
 • Ultraviolet Keratitis
 • Chemical
alkali) Blunt Trauma ... Hyphema, history of trauma ... Lids: Swelling, Laceration ... Abrasion • Iris: Laceration ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Post-Arrest Liver Laceration on POCUS
Liver laceration can occur secondarily to chest compressions. Delays in detecting post-arrest
on POCUS Liver ... post-arrest intra-abdominal ... towards cardiac causes ... #cpr #POCUS #clinical ... #trauma #ultrasound
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Vascular Infectious Trauma ... - Multiple injury ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
pseudogout • Trauma ... Repetitive strain injury ... Red Flags: • Trauma ... • Crush injury ... lower #extremity #msk
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Phrenic nerve injury ... Neuromuscular #Weakness #Causes
Soft Tissue Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Septic
 • Septic Bursitis
 • Necrotizing Fasciitis
 • Septic
Cartilage • Meniscal ... Injury • SLAP ... Skin/Fascia • Laceration ... SoftTissue #Lesions #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
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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Causes of Knee Effusions ... bearing after injury ... Ligamentous injuries - Meniscal ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Management Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... - Electrical injury ... Tachycardia - N/V - Abdominal ... Diagnosis #Management #causes
Liver laceration and pneumoperitoneum on POCUS

BAT s/p MVC-unrestrained driver. RUQ pain. Good quality FAST exam windows
pneumoperitoneum on POCUS ... of solid organ injury ... look for second injury ... pneumoperitoneum #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma