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Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... -> Ligaments tear ... Signs/Symptoms ... #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
injury. ... #Tear #Meniscus ... Knee #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Implications Respiratory ... distress without ... Fracture of lower ... insertion - Bronchial tear ... trauma #diagnosis #signs
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Check hip and ankle ... special ligament/meniscus ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Pectoralis Major Rupture Injury during Bench Press Exercise
CLINICAL: a rare injury patterns with typical sudden "tear/pop"
during Bench Press ... typical sudden "tear ... dropped nipple sign ... #clinical #video ... #msk #orthopedics
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Presentation: Injury ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... • Bilateral signs ... simplex virus, HIV ... , Hep A/B/CMV, TB
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
#ICUCard RENAL ... 0.9 (HCO3)+9 Respiratory ... 10 1 in pCO2 Respiratory ... or spinal cord injury ... Distress Syndrome
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
long_brit) Case A 39-year-old ... American male in mild distress ... Vital signs: BP ... patient with blunt injury ... serious internal injury