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Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... injury, often from vascular ... in hands) • Posterior ... > Posterior spinal ... signs #symptoms #msk
Posteromedial Impingement Syndrome (POMI) on POCUS 
Postero-Medial Impingement Syndrome #POMI following ankle inversion injury - Thickening
Posteromedial Impingement Syndrome ... (POMI) on POCUS ... Postero-Medial ... Impingement Syndrome ... #POCUS #msk #ultrasound
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
ED arrival MSK ... dislocations (posterior ... compartment syndrome ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
: Neuropraxia (posterior ... ), compartment syndrome ... control • Splint: Posterior ... • Nonoperative managernent ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
pads (anterior & posterior ... ), compartment syndrome ... • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Posterior Reversible ... Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinico-Radiological Syndrome ... cortical lesions • Vascular ... #diagnosis #management
Cyriax Release Test for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Positioned behind the patient, the examiner tilt's the patient's drunk
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... drunk slightly posteriorly ... Thoracic #Outlet #Syndrome ... #physicalexam #vascular ... #msk #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
Cauda Equina Syndrome ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... perineum, and posterior ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
and diplopia) • Vascular ... pathognomonic laboratory tests ... Positive pathergy test ... is a skin prick test ... #diagnosis #management
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Patient Prefers to Rest ... Manipulation Vascular ... Malformation Non-Vascular ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... primary #secondary #management