Trauma Secrets

I. TRAUMA BASICS -Prehospital Trauma Care -Trauma Scoring Systems -Airway Management in Trauma -Shock and Resuscitation -Mechanisms of Wounding Ballistics -Hemodynamic Monitoring of Shock and Circulatory Dysfunction -Mechanical Ventilation II. HEAD AND NECK TRAUMA -Brain Injury -Maxillofacial Trauma -Traumatic Ophthalmologic Injuries -Ear, Nose, and Throat Injury -Penetrating Neck Injuries -Spinal Injuries III. THORACIC TRAUMA -Penetrating Chest Trauma -Blunt Chest Trauma IV. DIAPHRAGM AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA -Diaphragm Injuries -Principles of Abdominal Trauma -Abdominal Compartment Syndrome V. GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT -Liver and Biliary Injuries -Splenic Injuries -Gastric Injuries -Duodenal and Pancreatic Trauma -Traumatic Injuries to the Small Bowel, Colon, Rectum, and Anus VI. GENITOURINARY TRAUMA -Genitourinary Trauma VII. ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA -Soft Tissue Injuries in Pelvic Fractures -Orthopaedic Trauma VIII. VASCULAR TRAUMA -Vascular Trauma -Cervical Vascular Injuries -Deep Venous Thrombosis IX. Endocrinology -Endocrine Problems in Trauma X. SURGICAL ISSUES -Plastic Surgery -Surgical Nutrition XI. SPECIAL TYPES OF TRAUMA -Burns -Chemical Burns -Electrical Burns -Soft Tissue Injuries and Crush Syndrome -Hypothermia -Family Violence: Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Elder Abuse XII. SPECIAL POPULATIONS -Pediatric Trauma -Trauma during Pregnancy -Trauma in the Elderly -Alcohol and Acute Withdrawal -HIV/AIDS and Trauma XIII. DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES -Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Peritoneal Lavage in Injuries -Ultrasound in Trauma -Wound Exploration and Precautions in the Management of Trauma Patients XIV. POSTTRAUMATIC ISSUES -Psychiatric Aspects of Trauma XV. MISCELLANEOUS -Physical Diagnosis: Foreign Body and Evidence -A Potpourri of Trauma Questions