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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... tumour causing injury ... Acute #SpinalCord #Injury ... Syndromes #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Clinical image showing neck seat belt sign (diagonal abrasions are present along the course of the
neck seat belt sign ... neck seat belt sign ... carotid artery injury ... #EM #Clinical #Trauma ... #SeatbeltSign #emergency
Differential Diagnosis for ST Segment Elevations
 - ACUTE STEMI 
 - PULMONARY EMBOLISM 
 - LBBB
) - BRUGADA SIGN ... TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ... SPIKED HELMET SIGN ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #Emergency
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... 12 - Abdominal injury ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine • Trauma ... lumbar spine Signs ... Note: Surgical Emergency ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
direct blunt/force trauma ... compromise - Certain radiologic ... Overlying wounds or signs ... recommended if injury
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
sweat Heat Injury ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... → Syncope • Signs ... Exertional Heat Stroke: EMERGENCY ... damage (AKI, Liver injury
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
is a clinical emergency ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... Traumatic brain injury
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... with or without trauma ... - Traumatic injury ... headache #redflags #signs ... #differential #emergency
Radial Head Elbow Fracture with displaced Fat Pads
Intra-Articular Fracture of the Elbow with displaced fat pads
intra-articular injury ... called the “Sail sign ... Elbow #Fracture #trauma ... #clinical #radiology