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Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
provide pearls and pitfalls ... following pearls and pitfalls ... Pitfalls 50/50 Rule ... Pulmonary Contusion ... Lung #Pulmonary #Contusion
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Trauma: cerebellar contusion ... • Labyrinthine concussion
Differential Diagnosis for Transient Confusion -  6 S Approach:

• Sugar
• Syncope
• Seizure
• Stroke
• Substances
• Sleepiness

#AMS
for Transient Confusion ... AMS #Transient #confusion
Concussion - Acute Pathophysiology

#Concussion #Pathophysiology #neurology #signs #symptoms
Concussion - Acute ... Pathophysiology #Concussion
CONFUSION S/P ROUX-EN-Y 
Metabolic - Infectious / Structural - Toxic

- Hannah Abrams https://twitter.com/HannahRAbrams

#Confusion #AMS #Delirium #RouEnY
CONFUSION S/P ROUX-EN-Y ... HannahRAbrams #Confusion
Confusion assessment method for the ICU (CAM-ICU) Flow sheet. 
#Diagnosis #Nursing #CAMICU #ConfusionAssessmentMethod #IntensiveCareUnit
Confusion assessment
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 • Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 • Complete (MAGIC):
Infarct - Contusion
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics Mnemonic
Brain: Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Epilepsy: Post Ictal State, 
Hyponatremia, Hypogycemia
Intoxication, Infection
Neuro: Migraine, Multiple
Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary contusion ... chest, pulmonary contusion ... injury, pulmonary contusion
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
subacute phase) C – Contusion