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Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Stable fractures ... : Don't cause spinal ... deficit, still able ... Cauda equina Treatment ... #Orthopedics #diagnosis
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ligamentous injury (LCL ... • If stable ... • If unstable ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... #differential #causes
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... per day until stable ... Management #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
, humeral head fracture ... a stroke that caused ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... symptoms are not caused ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... anterior/posterior MSK
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Fracture Healing (and disruptors of this process)
Inflammatory Stage (0-7d)
 • Fracture disrupts local blood vessels ->
Inflammatory Stage ... Fluoroquinolones - Causes ... #Orthopedics #msk ... #Staging #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #disruptors
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
are typically able ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment