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H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
T’s Mnemonic - Causes ... Tamponade, Tension Pneumothorax ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary), Trauma ... Cardiac #Arrest #Causes
Open Pneumothorax - Sucking Penetrating Chest Wound
"SUCKING CHEST WOUND" - the term for penetrating trauma (likely
Open Pneumothorax ... for penetrating trauma ... stabbings) that has caused ... the_resuscitationist #Open #Pneumothorax ... clinical #video #trauma
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Cardiovascular Causes ... / Mediastinal Causes ... Pleura • Pneumothorax ... Injury • Trauma ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Hemorrhagic • Trauma ... - Spinal cord trauma ... exacerbation (any cause ... tamponade - Tension pneumothorax
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Cardiovascular Causes ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... - Effusion - Pneumothorax ... Other Causes ... #Cardiology
Hyphema on Physical Exam

Hyphema is a collection of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye,
the eye, usually caused ... by trauma. ... clinical #video #ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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a mass as the cause ... • Tumor • Trauma ... • Aneurysm • Trauma ... • Aneurysm • Trauma ... #Ophthalmology
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... rib fracture - Pneumothorax ... Persistent large pneumothorax ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
The most common cause ... the context of trauma ... Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage #Ophthalmology
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Idiopathic • Trauma ... Dissection • Trauma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology