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Treatment Checklist for Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

- Dr. Josh Farkas @PulmCrit

#Abdominal #Compartment #Syndrome #Checklist #Treatment #Management #CriticalCare
for Abdominal Compartment ... Syndrome - Dr ... #Syndrome #Checklist ... #Treatment #Management ... #CriticalCare
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
arrival MSK - Fractures ... rhabdomyolysis, compartment ... syndrome - high ... Electrical #Injury #Electrocution ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Fracture of the ... - Don’t miss – compartment ... syndrome! ... Management: - ... Metacarpal #Diagnosis #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 ... • Nonoperative managernent ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • An ... increase in compartment ... after long bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... stabilization of long bone fractures
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture ... contracture), compartment ... syndrome • ED ... Management: Pain ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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auto-PEEP, Abdominal compartment ... syndrome, Vascular ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... algorithm #treatment #management
Who to block and who not to block? Guidelines for Emergency Regional Anesthesiafor Trauma Orthopedic Injuries
Block
High risk for compartment ... syndrome • Tibial ... tor a possible compartment ... syndrorne Perform ... #Orthopedics #Management
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
Pancreatitis management ... guide etiology & management ... risk of abdominal compartment ... syndrome. ... #CriticalCare
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Compartment Syndrome ... within a facial compartment ... constrictive • Reduce fracture ... #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #pathophysiology