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Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
point where tissue perfusion ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... globules in the lung ... including DM • Treatment ... #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... defect (Type 1) ... anatomic shunt (Type ... on radioactive lung
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
curvature of the #spine ... may different #types ... define a definite cause ... muscular #dystrophy, #cerebral ... #fusion #surgery
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
curvature of the #spine ... may different #types ... define a definite cause ... muscular #dystrophy, #cerebral ... #fusion #surgery
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
condition that causes ... surrounds the spinal ... cord and brain ... thickening can cause ... sleeve leaks • Cerebral
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... kit (eg 18G Luer spinal ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... • Aspirate and drain
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... both posterior cerebral ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
formerly BOOP • Type ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Rare: pleural effusions ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
blood cells in the lung ... severe with any type ... • Traumatic brain ... injury, cerebral ... remodeling of the spiral
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
TYPE IV RTA, TYPE ... thickening or effusion ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management