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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... class (30-day all cause ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Lelli's Test (Lever Sign) for ACL Injury

A fist is placed under the proximal 3rd of the
(heel does not rise ... from the table) ... #Injury #acl #anterior ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Larynx is more anterior ... and cephalad • Risk ... pediatrics due to short ... Differences #Anatomical #CriticalCare ... #Intubation #Diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... Classification #Table ... #CriticalCare
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... COLUMN CONCEPT Anterior ... fractures: Don't cause ... Classification #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis #localization
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anterior Mediastinal ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... spine lesions (Potts ... #pulmonary #anterior
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Stable patients ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... days before Pulmonary ... stratification #diagnosis
Shock Classification Types - Pathophysiology Comparison

Obstructive Shock:
 • Obstructive shock is characterized by a blockage in
in blood flow caused ... Depends on the cause ... Pulmonary embolism ... Pathophysiology #Comparison #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #classification
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Orthopedic Fracture ... column, Anterior ... femoral neck (high risk ... #Lower #Limbs #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfused patientsl • Risk ... without other cause ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table