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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Framework and Management ... Summary Causes ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #causes #treatment
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Phrenic nerve injury ... aminoglycosides) • Muscles
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
HAGL) can be a cause ... capsuloligamentous injury ... #clinical #mri ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... inflammatory lung injury ... heart failure should ... cardiogram) should ... such as trauma
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... within the deltoid muscle ... Case description ... • MRI shows globular ... #mri #clinical
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
In critically injured ... useful test and should ... unstable patients should ... witnessed many cases ... #Management #Trauma
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
affected part should ... in irreversible muscle ... after an acute injury ... H/O antecedent trauma ... and underlying muscle
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Presentation: Injury ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... , MOG-IgG test should ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
Diagnosis: • Based on clinical ... but 5% have anti—muscle-specific ... More likely to cause ... - Improves clinical ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... fairly symmetric muscle ... - Spinal MRI may ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management