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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
(can be delayed ... ED arrival MSK ... compartment syndrome ... #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... The evaluation should ... auditory nerve (CN ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... inflammatory lung injury ... over 1 week or less ... heart failure should ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
fatiguable chewing, loss ... /Edrophonium test ... aspiration and acute ... respiratory failure - Can ... #management #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
affected part should ... acute injury or ... • Diagnosis: ... • Temporary loss ... of spinal cord injury
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an ... Presentation: Injury ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... #management #neurology
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
(25%) TEST FOR: ... (less common) 4 ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... that leads to an ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... uricosuric) • Weight loss ... 2 attacks in a year