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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... Findings in the Trauma ... tracheal injury, pneumoperitoneum ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... anterior horn gray ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... reflex. saddle anesthesia ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
progresses) - X-ray ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... spine with minor trauma ... AnkylosingSpondylitis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
lead ECG, chest X-ray ... consider releasing pneumoperitoneum ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• S - Saddle anesthesia ... neoplasms • trauma ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Spinal cord ... #differential #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... loss of spinal cord ... level of spinal cord ... #Emergencies #diagnosis