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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Loss of pain and ... hyperextension -> Upper extremity ... Primarily Upper Extremity ... Dysfunction (pain ... reflex. saddle anesthesia
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
nutritional status Intraoperative ... surgery • General anesthesia ... • Duration of anesthesia ... Immobilization • Poor pain ... anesthesiology #anesthesia
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Severe low back pain ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... • P - Pain ... - lower back pain ... or absent lower extremity
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
syndrome • Arthritis ... Tarsal tunnel syndrome ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... Paralysis 4) Paresthesia ... diagnosis #lower #extremity
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... - Low back pain ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... #LowerLimb #Extremity
Unilateral / Asymmetric Lower Extremity Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Acute:
 • DVT *Can't Miss Diagnosis
 •
Asymmetric Lower Extremity ... Complex Regional Pain ... Syndrome • Pelvic ... Unilateral #Lower #Extremity
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Framework for Lower Extremity ... Unilateral Lower Extremity ... Complex regional pain ... Bilateral Lower Extremity ... Bilateral #Lower #Extremity
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Intraoperative Hypertension ... for Crises in Anaesthesia ... overload / TURP syndrome ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Intraoperative Cardiac ... for Crises in Anaesthesia ... include chest pain ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Intraoperative
Compartment Syndrome - 5 P's for circulation assessment

pain, pallor (pale skin tone), paresthesia (numbness feeling), pulselessness
Compartment Syndrome ... assessment pain ... pale skin tone), paresthesia ... #Compartment #Syndrome