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Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Acute Pelvic Pain #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Obgyn #Pelvic #Pain #PelvicPain #NonGynecologic
Evaluation and Differential ... Diagnosis of Acute ... Obgyn #Pelvic #Pain ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Acute Spinal Cord ... Loss of pain and ... Medullaris Syndrome -> Trauma ... Mixed upper and lower ... weakness and #Acute
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Prerenal:
 • Due to true volume loss or decreased
Acute Kidney Injury ... interstitium • ATN (Acute ... (acute interstitial ... enlargement • Trauma ... LouLectures #Acute
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Pain (<72 hours ... musculoskeletal causes Lower ... Musculoskeletal • Trauma ... syndrome #Diffuse #Acute
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
ulcers, Edema Arterial ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... Immobilization) • Acute ... differential #diagnosis #lower
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... Chronicity: • Acute ... ), acute rheumatic ... • Acute = Viral ... #Joint #Pain #MSK
Approach to Possible Hypertensive Emergency

criteria required to diagnose hypertensive emergency
(1) Severe hypertension
 - Usually a MAP
emergency can occur at lower ... patients who have acute ... , such as: - Acute ... kidney injury ( ... #CriticalCare #
Acute limb ischemia (ALI)

Rapid decrease in lower limb blood flow due to acute occlusion of peripheral
Acute limb ischemia ... blood flow due to acute ... are abrupt with pain ... entrapment, or trauma ... image diseased arteries
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
prevents upper & lower ... exacerbation (often w/ acute ... COPD) • Other acute ... deformity (facial trauma ... #indications #criticalcare
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
outflow and reduces arterial ... days after an acute ... injury or after ... H/O antecedent trauma ... - Intense pain