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Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
hyperviscosity syndrome ... Pelvic/penile trauma ... t be tested or are ... #Priapism #Diagnosis ... #Management #Urology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... other forms of trauma ... herniation - Trauma ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Staphylococcus-associated GlomeruloNephritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
CLINICAL
 • Nephritic syndrome (Casts)
 • Marked proteinuria (may be
and Management ... • Nephritic syndrome ... • Supportive care ... GlomeruloNephritis #nephrology ... #diagnosis #management
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... cause such as trauma ... are harmful if ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Meningococcal), surgery, trauma ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... per million - rare ... CSF: Oligoclonal bands ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... Surgical Care - ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Management #causes
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
prognosticate and ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... offer appropriate care ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
, Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... disease): Leaflets are ... indirect chest wall trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology