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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... Injuries by System: CNS ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
nervous system (CNS ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... , pulmonary contusion ... sternal fracture, thoracic ... trauma #diagnosis #signs
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple organs ... to local skin injury ... basal ganglia, CNS ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
hypertension and signs ... of end-organ damage ... or acute kidney injury ... renal bruit or signs ... apnea: CPAP, most pts
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
- An Official ATS ... /STS/STR Clinical ... there are any signs ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Catecholamine-secreting neoplasms of pts ... Symptoms and Signs ... : 50% pts, and when ... changes, and other organ ... may present with pulmonary
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Strike Electrical Injury ... alternating (household) ORGAN ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... CNS- stroke, seizure ... #clinical #video
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
urine, sweat) - its ... liver or renal injury ... Both of these organs ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
alternating (household) ORGAN ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... CNS- stroke, seizure ... do NOT recreate video ... #clinical #video