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The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
of catastrophic bleeding ... resuscitation to control bleeding ... restore tissue perfusion ... Assessment #Teamwork #Approach ... #Checklist
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
MTP Gout Effusion ... No trauma. ... luck with that approach ... MSU crystals=Gout ... #MSK #Toe
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... neuropathy so trauma ... get bacterial seeding ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #approach
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... Crystal induced (Gout ... fever • Lyme • Gout ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Call for ultrasound ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid approach ... Intraoperative #Checklist