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CJEM Visual Abstract: Removing patient clothing in trauma
by Alvin Chin

Cut and rip and cut alone techniques
CJEM Visual Abstract ... patient clothing in trauma ... abstract. ... to completely expose ... Clothes #Technique #Exposure
PAMPER - Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock

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Plasma during Air ... Medical Transport in Trauma ... - Visual Abstract ... Prehospital #Plasma #Trauma
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... ) Usual Interstitial ... 12 weeks after exposure ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
pallidum • Diffuse viral ... • Smoking or exposure ... second-hand smoke • Exposure ... to dry air • Vocal ... strain • Trauma
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... long bone) • Air ... Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Test: • Normal: Air ... hearing loss: Bone > Air ... Acoustic neuroma ○ Viral ... ○ MS, CVA • ... ○ Noise exposure
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... , CMV, VZV • Trauma ... • AST/ALT > ALP ... NASH, Chronic viral ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
bacterial, fungal, or viral ... Previous joint trauma ... e.g., congenital hip ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... if indicated; expose ... Phenylephrine E - Exposure ... blankets, forced-air ... #Pediatrics #Trauma
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Bacterial/ Viral ... Infection (Influenza) Trauma ... Radiation • Toxin Exposure ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm