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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
• Posterior hip ... wall • Anterior hip ... impact onto lateral hip ... • Shortened leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... One hip is maximally ... contralateral leg ... video #sports #msk
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation ... Look at the pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... AcidBase #ABG #Interpretation
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
pCO2 = 1.5 (HCO3 ... 100% mask A-a ... 400 (100% FiO) MIP ... < 50 mmHg Pa02 ... the patient) MIP
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Skin Causes of Leg ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... lower #extremity #msk
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
small boxes) - HiPR ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #interpretation
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
Thomas' Test for Hip ... lays supine, one hip ... contralateral leg ... is positive for hip ... video #sports #msk
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... over a five to ten-year ... Predictive of MS ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
Patrick's) Test for Hip ... to evaluate for hip ... One leg is flexed ... If the leg does ... video #sports #msk
FABER (Patrick's) Test for Hip and Sacroiliac Pathology

Patrick's or Faber Test can be performed to evaluate
Patrick's) Test for Hip ... to evaluate for hip ... One leg is flexed ... If the leg does ... video #sports #msk