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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 ... Complete hemicord lesion ... signs #symptoms #msk
Petechiae are small, red lesions caused when capillaries leak blood into the skin. Petechiae larger than
are small, red lesions ... purpura #Clinical #EM ... #IM #Derm #Petechiae
The arrows point to a subendocardial region with poor contrast enhancement due to ischemia. This is
subendocardial region ... #Clinical #EM #IM
Vertigo - is it central or peripheral? Vertigo is classified into either peripheral or central depending
that arises from injury ... , often from a lesion ... vertigo #diagnosis #EM ... #IM Neuro
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion ... ) - MSK Radiology ... Salter Harris injury ... always a history of injury ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Ask about precipitating ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Neuro #IM #Sycope
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Axillary nerve injury ... , bony Bankart lesions ... neurovascular injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Typical ECG changes in acute pericarditis includes: stage 1 - diffuse, positive, ST elevations with reciprocal
indicates atrial injury ... inverted #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Cardiology
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... common orthopedic injury ... , median nerve injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
: Hyperflexion injury ... that is fixed in flexion ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK