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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
spinal artery injury ... function below injury ... below level of injury ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... #orthopedics #neurology
Canadian C-spine Rule and Mnemonic
HIGH RISK FEATURES:
 - Sixty Five, Fast Drive, Sense Deprive?  Image,
#Management #Trauma ... Rule #Cervical #Injury ... #Imaging #Clearance
The Canadian C-Spine Rule is a well-validated decision rule that can be used to safely rule
alert, stable trauma ... determine which trauma ... #Management #Trauma ... Rule #Cervical #Injury ... #Imaging #Clearance
Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
Anterior Cord Syndrome:
 • Bilateral loss of motor, pain and temperature sensation below
below level of injury ... • Hyperflexion injury ... Hyperextension injury ... • Penetrating trauma ... Syndromes #Diagnosis #Neurology
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Essentials - Spinal Trauma ... CLASSIFICATION OF SPINAL TRAUMA ... spinal deformity or neurologic ... unstable spine injury ... Spinal #Fracture #Trauma
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Minor blunt trauma ... No obvious injury ... Exam #Clinical #Ultrasound ... #Trauma #POCUS
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... enlargement • Trauma ... Acute #Kidney #Injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Transverse Myelitis, Trauma ... Phrenic nerve injury ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Adult Vancomycin Guidelines
The information below provides general dosing guidelines for vancomycin. A maintenance regimen of 15-20
current creatinine clearance ... reference source and nephrology ... and acute kidney injury
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... Immobilization - Crush injury ... - Electrical injury ... exhaustion, Heat injury ... causes #treatment #nephrology