Aortic & Peripheral Artery Disease Flashcards
PAD
- Acute Limb ischemia in the setting of chronic PAD often occurs less dramatically than in patient with WITHOUT PAD. Emergency intervention is necessary (embolectomy, thrombolysis, & endovascular)
- ABI index to confirm presence of PAD ( >1.3 = calcified & incompressible vessel; 1 = normal; <0.6= claudication; <0.4= ischemia/reset pain)
Lower extremely arterial injury
- Hard signs of vascular injury includes ( pulsatile bleeding, bruits/thrills, hematoma at site of injury, & distal ischemia/absent of pulses/cool extremely) require urgent surgical exploration of the wound
- Soft signs of vascular injury includes (history of hemorrhage, no pulses, bone injury & neurologic abnormality) require injured extremity index (ABI), CT scan/angiography, or Duplex doppler US.
Atrial fibrillation
Irregularly irregular
Premature ventricular complex (PVC)
Widen QRS
Ventricular aneurysm
ST elevation
Ischemia
- ST elevation
- ST depression
- Inverted T wave
Infraction
Q wave
Pericarditis
ST elevation throughout leads
Right Bundle Branch Block (RBBB)
- Wide QRS
2. R-R in V1 or V2
Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB)
- Wide QRS
2. R-R in V5 or V6
Aortic dissection
Sign:
- Tearing chest pain that radiates to the back/neck/abdomen
- Asymmetrical pulses between arms/ Hypotension/ aortic regurgitation
- X-ray shows: widened mediastinum ( widened cardiac silhouette) & pleural effusion (due to hemothorax)
- CT scan: intimal flap (double aortic lumen) (CTA)
- Episodes of syncope (> 20mm Hg variation in SPB between arms)
Treatment:
- Medical (Sodium nitroprusside, Beta blockers, morphine)
- Emergent surgical repair for ascending dissection
Risk factor:
- HTN
- Connective tissue disease (Marfan syndrome)
- Cocaine use
- BLUNT AORTIC INJURY (incomplete rupture= tear of intima/ tear of intima & media/ psuedocoarctation; complete rupture)
Complication:
- Stroke
- Aortic regurgitation
- Pericaridal effusion/temponade
- MI
DIAGNOSIS:
- CTA (stable) —> MR-A (more time consuming)
- TEE (unstable patient & with kidney disease)
Types:
1. Type A: ascending aorta dissection that rupture in pericardial space & lead to pericardial temponade & cardiogenic shock (signs: chest pain, syncope, stroke, MI, hypotension, aortic regurgitation, asymmetrical pulses/ upper extremity)
Associated with:
1. Turner syndrome ( bicuspid aortic valve/ aortic coarctation & HTN)
Pulmonary embolism
Sign:
- Chest pain (pleuritic) with Hypotension & JVD
- Tachycardia
- SOB
- Elevated D-dimer
- Pleural effusion
Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI)
Causes:
1. Blunt chest trauma (car accident, fall from heights)
Sign:
1. Incomplete rupture
*tear to intima
*tear to intima & media
*psuedocoarctation (upper extremity HTN & lower
extremity hypotension)
2. Complete rupture
Symptoms:
- Upper extremity HTN/lower extremity hypotension
- Hoarseness of voice (compression on recurrent laryngeal nerve)
Initial diagnosis:
1. Chest x-ray: widen mediastinum & left-sided hemothorax (effusion) & abnormal aortic contour
Confirm diagnosis:
- Stable patient: CT angiography (CTA)
- Unstable patient/hypotension: Transesophaheal Echocardiography (TEE)
Indication of amputation
Signs:
- Non-revascularizable limb ischemia
- Unsalvageable soft-tissue damage
- Life-threatening infection (infected gangrene)
Example:
1. Patient with PAD & gangrene with signs of infection —> perform amputation to remove infectious source & prevent sepsis
AAA rupture
Risk factor associated with AAA:
- Smoking
- Advanced age >60
- male
- HTN
- History of atherosclerosis
*note: uncontrolled diabetes does not contribute to AAA
Sign:
- Abdominal pulsatile mass
- Hypotension
- Bruits/ tenderness between epigastrium/periumbilicus
Symptoms:
- Abdominal/flank/back/groin pain
- Ecchymosis (hematoma) at flank
- limb ischemia
- Pulsatile mass
Investigation:
- X-ray: perivertebral aortic calcification (extensive atherosclerosis)
Diagnosis:
- Abdominal U/S = unstable
- Abdominal CT = stable
Treatment:
1. Surgical repair (endovascular)
*Note: bowel ischemia/infraction is a complication of AAA repair
Note:
- Femoral & popliteal aneurysms are associated with AAA —> present as pulsatile mass that compress (nerve/vein) & lead to thrombosis & ischemia
- Ruptured AAA: acute onset of severe abdominal or flank pain + syncope +pulsatile abdominal mass + flank/abdominal hematoma
Leriche syndrome (aortoiliac occlusion)
Sign:
- Claudication of buttocks, hip, thigh
- Absent of femoral pulse + symmetric atrophy of lower extremity muscles (due to ischemia)
- Impotence
Ankylosing spondylitis
- Associated with aortic regurgitation
Sign of AS:
- Chronic back pain
- Impaired spinal mobility
- Bilateral heal pain
Shock
Tachycardia + hypotension
Central venous pressure (CVP) measured by central venous catheter
- Pressure at the superior vena cava, where the tip of catheter is located
- Equal to the right-atrial pressure = preload
Note:
- Low CVP (LOW PRELOAD)—> hypovolemic or distributive shock
- High CVP (high preload) —> cardiogenic & obstructive
Note:
- Hypovolemic shock = hemorrhage
- Distributive shock = anaphylaxis
- Cardiogenic shock = Blunt cardiac injury
- Obstructive shock = cardiac tamponade, PE, pneumothorax
Cardiovascular contraindication to pregnancy
- Symptomatic mitral stenosis
- Symptomatic aortic stenosis
- Symptomatic heart failure with LVEF <30%
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Bicuspid aortic valve with ascending aorta enlargement >50mm
Hemodynamic changes:
- Increase in blood volume up to 50% increase in CO by second trimester
- Stenotic valvular disease poorly tolerated than regurg. Disease.
Treatment:
1. Percutaneous mitral intervention should be performed prior to pregnancy
infective endocarditis
Heart failure is leading cause of death in patient with infective endocarditis
(Acute heart failure —> aortic/mitral regurg. )
Signs of Infective endocarditis:
- Fever
- Leukocytosis
- Mitral valve vegetation
Sign of heart failure:
- SOB
- Pulmonary edema
- Bilateral lower extremity edema
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOT) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Standing & valsalva strain phase:
- Decrease LV volume
- Worsen obstruction & accentuate murmur
Squatting & leg raises & handgrip:
- Increase LV volume
- Lessens obstruction & decrease murmur
Treatment:
- High LV end diastolic blood volume (preload) is improved by hydration & low heart rate & avoid venous dilator (nitroglycin)
- High LV end systolic blood volume is improved by low stroke volume & low contractility
Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral valve repair is recommended in patients with Ejection fraction of 30%-60%, asymptomatic, or symptomatic
Arteriovenous fistula & hemodialysis
- Access between cephalic vein & radial artery
- The fistula forms an enlarged vein, which serves as an access point (for hemodialysis) & facilitates adequate blood flow to/from the hemodialysis machine
- AV fistula can lead to hemodynamic changes
- decrease afterload (by decreasing SVR)
- increase preload (increasing RAP; venous return)
- increase CO (by decrease SVR & increase venous Return)
- Marked changes in these parameters can lead to high-output heart failure
Note:
- An AV-fistula allows blood to bypass the high-resistance systemic capillaries, resulting in decreased systemic vascular resistance (afterload), increased venous reture (preload), & increased cardiac output.
- A large AV-fistula can lead to high-output heart failure
Primary adrenal insufficiency (adrenal crisis) (hypoaldosteronism)
Def:
1. Autoimmune destruction of all 3 layers of adrenal cortex ( aldosterone, cortisol, & androgen)
Sign:
- Hypotension & shock
- N/V & abdominal pain
- Fatigue, Fever & generalized weakness, weight loss
- Lab: hyponatremia & hypoglycemia & peripheral eosinophilia
Adrenal crisis:
1. Caused by surgery, endoscopy, infection, injury —> manifist as hypotension & shock that are refractory to volume resuscitation & poorly responding to vasopressor
Treatment:
- Hydrocortisone
- Dexamethasone
- Rapid IV volume repletion
Mitral valve stenosis
Sign:
- Progressive SOB with exertion —> can be at rest
- Swelling ankles
- Diastolic murmur that rumble
- Normal LV diastolic pressure; increased pulmonary pressure
Signs:
- Increase CVP (increase preload)
* JVD
* Hepatomegaly
* Lower extremity edema - Increase PCWP
* Orthopnea
* Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
* hemoptysis - Decrease CO
* dyspnea
* fatigue
Malignant pericardial effusion
- Large & prone to recurrence
- Acute management includes: pericardiocentesis
- They require prevention of re-accumulation, either by pericardial window or prolonged catheter drainage.
- Metastasis from breast, lung, GI
Note:
- Malignancy (lung cancer) is a common cause of pericardial effusion, appears in chest X-ray as enlarged cardiac silhouette with clear lung.
- Echocardiography is used to confirm the diagnosis, evaluate for sign of subacute tamponade, & guide pericardiocentesis
Blunt chest trauma/Injury
- Hemodynamic unstable
* resuscitation
* evaluation ( chest X-ray, eFAST, ECG
* Ex: chest tube for pneumothorax
* operating room - Hemodynamic stable
* chest x-ray, eFAST, ECG, CT scan
* Normal= discharge
Cardiac temponade
Sign:
- Increased PCWP
- Decreased CO
- Increased SVR
- Increased RAP
- Can develop after coronary artery disease
Diagnosis:
1. Urgent echocardiography should be performed in patient with suspected cardiac tamponade for definitive management
Central venous catheter (CVC)
- To administer medications (pressors, or hypertonic saline) or difficult vascular access, or need for long term medication (chemo)
- Preferred entry point: internal jugular vein & subclavian (assisted by U/S and landmarks)
- Tip of catheter is ideally placed in superior vena cava, & avoid placement at smaller vessels (subclavian, jagular or azygous)
* predispose to venous perforation & lung puncture (lead to pneumothorax) & myocardial perforation (lead to pericardial tamponade) - Portable chest x-ray is performed immediately following CVC to recognized mis-placed catheter
- correct location: angle between trachea & mainstem bronchus
- Do not try more than 3 times !!!!!!
Pleural effusion
Manage pleural effusion:
- Conservative therapy (observation): Small + after 1-2 days of coronary artery bypass + no respiratory symptoms
- Chest tube insertion/ thoracocentesis/fluid analysis: large + symptomatic pleural effusion
Echocardiography
- To diagnose prosthetic valve dysfunction ( either, stenotic, regurgitation, Infective endocarditis)
- Allow visualization of the valve & surrounding anatomy
Exercise stress test
- To assess stable angina ( chest pain with exertion & improves with rest)
Dehiscence can lead to mediastinitis
Types:
- Soft tissue (muscle, skin) dehiscence : require local wound care or debridement followed by primary closure.
- Sternal dehiscence: is surgical emergency & require sternal re-wiring to prevent cardiac trauma.
Investigate:
1. CT scan of chest
Management:
- Surgical debridement
- Tissue culture (require for identifying proper AB)
- Empiric IV antibiotics
Note:
- Mediastinitis is a complication of cardiovascular surgery.
- Lead to infection of deep tissue + systemic symptoms (fever, tachycardia) + chest pain + chest wall edema/crepitus (feel crackle with palpation)+ purulent discharge
- Copious drainage from sternal wound —> require Chest imaging (CT) —-> shows fluid collection
Left ventricular aneurysm
- Is a late complication (several months) of transmural MI
- Sign: deep Q wave & elevated ST segment (ECG)
- Diagnosis via echocardiogram (thin & dyskinetic myocardial wall)
- Progressive left ventricular enlargement & dyskinetic wall motion leading to heart failure (JVD, pulmonary crackles)/angina/systemic embolization
Hemorrhagic shock
Signs:
- Hypotension
- Tachycardia
- Diaphoresis
Blunt chest trauma
- Hemodynamic stable
(Abnormal finding on evaluation, chest x-ray, ECG) - Hemodynamic unstable
(Resuscitation & evaluation via eFAST, chest CT scan, ECG). —> REQUIRES: thoracotomy
Avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis, aseptic necrosis) of the femoral head
- osteonecrosis is common with Sickle cell disease
1. Reduced perfusion of the femoral head & collapse of periarticular bone
Sign:
- Hip pain/ reduced range of motion
- Groin pain on weight bearing
- Pain on hip abduction & internal rotation
- No erythema, swelling, or point tenderness
- Normal WBCs, ESR, CRP
- Crescent sign seen at later stage in MRI
- X-ray: subchondral lucency & loss of the normal spherical contour of the femoral head
- X-ray: joint space is preserved & no osteophyte
Osteomyelitis (hematogenous)
- associated with Staph. Aurues & salmonella in children
Signs:
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Elevated ESR, CPR
- Bone tenderness, swelling, erythema , pain
Diagnosis
1. X-ray shows tissue swelling & periosteal elevation
Treatment :
- Surgical debridement
- Antibiotics
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)
- Associated with obesity & adolescence (obese teenager) (limited hip flexion & internal rotation)
Sign:
- Dull hip Pain
- Altered gait
- Referred knee pain
- Limited internal rotation of the hip
- Complication: avascular necrosis & osteoarthritis
- Symptoms: foot to point laterally, & thigh abduction & external rotation with passive hip flexion
Femoral neck fracture or inter-trochanter hip fracture
- Common in elderly after an acute fall
Signs following a fall:
- Leg shortened, abducted (gluteal medius) & externally rotated (iliopsoas)
- Severe pain on range of motion
- X-ray: shortening & angulation of femoral neck
Also with :
1. Anterior hip dislocation which occurs with severe trauma ( e.g., industrial accident, motor vehicle collision-MVC)
Diagnosis:
1. X-ray
Hip fracture
- Intra-capsular (femoral head or neck): less echymosis & high avascular necrosis
- Extra-capsular (trochanteric or subtrochanteric): high risk of displacement & visible ecchymosis
Treatment:
1. Surgical correction: open reduction with internal fixation
Posterior hip dislocation
- Associated with axial force on the femur (dashboard injury)
Signs:
- Adduction
- Internal rotation at the hip
- Neurologic manifistation due to involvement of sciatic nerve (impaired dorsiflexion)
Treatment:
1. Requires reduction within 6 hours of injury
Complication:
1. Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) due to delayed reduction
Paget disease leads to osteosarcoma
- Paget disease is associated with bone remodeling & increase risk of osteosarcoma
Prevalence:
- In children: osteosarcoma develops in metaphysis of long bone
- In adults >40: osteosarcoma develops at sites of damaged bones
Signs of osteosarcoma (distal femur):
- Codman triangle (periosteal elevation)
- Sunburst periosteal reaction
- Moth-eaten lytic lesions (destructive bone lesion)
- Pain + soft tissue swelling + hallmarks
Lyme arthritis
- Associated with borrelia burgdorferi infection
Signs:
- Mono-articular arthritis of the knee
- Develops after months/years after tick exposure
- Erosion of joint cartilage or bone
Osteoarthritis
Symptoms:
- Joint pain worse with activity & weight-bearing
- Pain radiates to groin, thigh, buttocks and lateral hip region
- No synovitis (no warmth, no redness)
- Brief stiffness with prolonged rest
Signs:
- Inflammatory destruction of articular cartilage, often involves several joints (knee, hip)
- Imaging: shows thickening of subchondral bone, joint space narrowing & formation of osteophytes
Affects:
- Hip
- Knee
- Hands, (rarely elbow)
Signs:
- Osteophytes
- Joint space narrowing
- Subcondrial sclerosis
- Subcondrial cysts
Treatment:
- Non-pharm: exercise, weight loss
- If symptoms persist: Topical or oral NSAIDs (duloxetin, tramadol, topical capsaicin) or injectable glucocorticoids
- If symptoms persist, surgery (total knee arthroplasty) or chronic pain management (nonsurgical candidates)
Stress fracture
Signs:
- Overuse injury to bone caused by repetitive stress (running on pavement)
- Associated with peroisteal elevation (codman triangle), cortical thickening (with fracture line) & sclerosis
- Rare in femur
- Common in tibia & fibula
Septic bursitis
Note:
- During a joint or brusal aspiration or injection, introduction of skin flora may result in septic bursitis or septic arthritis, presenting as a worsening pain several days following the procedure.
- Diagnostic aspiration of the joint or bursa is necessary to assess for infection
Associated with:
1. Injection of medication (corticosteroid) in the bursa region with introduction of staph. Aureus/strept.pyrogen) into deep structure
Signs: (several days after injection/procedure)
- Painful + localized bursal swelling with erythema & warmth
- Fever + chills + myalgias
- Septic brusitis can develop into septic arthritis
Treatment:
1. Image-guided (U/S) aspiration
Acute pain management in patients with opioid use disorder
Pain control: (open fracture & poly-trauma)
- Maximize non-opioid medication (acetaminophen & NSAIDS & ketorolac)
- Use regional anasthesia
- For severe pain: Add IV short-acting opioids as needed (morophine) (short period 3-5 days)
Osteoid osteoma (OO) = benign bone-forming tumor
Signs: (occurs in adolescence boys)
- Proximal femur & spine
- Pain: (worse at night, relieved by NSAIDS, unrelated to activity) = usually back pain
- No systemic symptoms
- X-ray: small, round lucency
- Treatment: NSAID, monitor for spontaneous resolution
Ankylosis spondylitis
Signs:
- Chronic, progressive back pain (worse with rest & at night)
- Pain improved with activity
- Spinal stiffness (bamboo-pattern spine)
Vertebral disc herniation
Signs:
- Nerve root compression result in back pain
- Acute pain, radicular, worse with flexion
- Associated with abnormal sensory & motor findings
- Positive straight-leg raising test (radicular pain from 30-60 degree indicates sciatic nerve root compression)
Pre-patellar-bursitis
- Associated with occupation requiring repetitive kneeling (landscaping/ gardening, plumbing)
Sign:
- Acute knee pain & tenderness
- Localized Swelling anterior to patella
- Erythema
Diagnosis:
- Bursal fluid Aspiration (cell count, gram stain, & culture)
- No infection: treat with NSAIDs
- Infection: drainage + antibiotics
Patellar fracture
Signs: (fall from heights)
- Acute swelling
- Tenderness
- Inability to extend knee
Infectious (septic) arthritis
Signs:
- Acute pain
- Joint effusion
- Fever
- Swelling involves joint space
- Pain with active & passive motion
Patellar tendinitis
Signs:
- Episodic pain at the inferior patella & patellar tendon
- Seen in athletes in jumping sports or occupation with repetitive, forceful knee extension
- X-ray: thickening of the patellar tendon
Spondylolisthesis
- Associated with anterior slippage of vertebral body ( L5 slips over S1) due to bilateral defects of the pars interarticularis (spondylolysis)
- Repetitive back extension & rotation (gymnastics, divers) & adolescence growth spur
Signs:
- Low back pain that is worse with lumbar extension
- Radiculopathy as slippage progress (compress on spine; radiating pain, numbness, weakness)
- Palpable step-off present !
- X-ray: lumbar visible at lateral view
Treatment:
- Modify activity
- Neurologic deficits >90 days (obtain MRI of spine & surgical consultation)
Spondylolysis
- Associated with fracture of the pars interarticularis due to overuse injury (unilateral or bilateral)
- Bilateral injury leads to spondylolisthesis
Risk factor of avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)
Risk factors:
- Femoral head or neck fracture
- Hip anterior dislocation
- Glucocorticoids
- Alcohol
- Sickle cell disease
- Systemic lupus erythematous
Signs:
- Chronic groin pain
- Decrease range of motion
- X-ray shows: flattening/collapse of femoral head & patchy sclerosis
- MRI: can be used if x-ray is not diagnostic: shows boundary between normal & ischemic bone
Displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerus
Sign:
- Fall on outstretched hand
- Hold injury arm on flexed position & winces when touched & not moving arm
- Posterior displacement of the distal humerus fragment
- entrap of brachial artery & median nerve by the anteriorly displaced proximal humerus
Radial head subluxation (nursemaid’s elbow)
- Common in pre-school children
- Caused by swinging or pulling a child by the arm
Sign:
- Hold arm in pronation against chest
- Avoid any movement
Treatment:
1. Closed reduction by forearm hyper-pronation (hear a pop indicates successful reduction)
Colles fracture (distal radius fracture; dinner-fork deformity)
- Associated with fall on outstretched hand & common in elderly
- Can compress
* radial artery (lead to absent pulse, delayed capillary refill)
* median nerve (lead to acute carpal tunnel syndrome
Signs:
- Severe wrist pain
- Bruised & swollen
Treatment:
1. Closed reduction in the ED
Post-amputation pain
Types:
- Acute stump pain (tissue/nerve injury + severe pain lasts 1-3 weeks)
- Ischemic pain ( swelling & skin discoloration + wound breakdown)
- Post-traumatic neuroma ( weeks-months after amputation + altered local sensation + decrease pain with anesthetic injection)
- phantom limb pain (usually within 1 week + intermittent cramp/ burning felt in distal limb)
Tophaceous gout
- Affects the olecranon bursa
- Gout can affect the superficial bursea (olecranon & prepatellar)
Causing:
- Acute bursitis: painful + inflammation changes+ Erythema, warmth, swelling
- Chronic bursitis: no pain+ large, rounded, fluctuant swelling/effusion
- Bursal tophus: no pain+ slowly enlarging, hard mass + chronic inflammation that leads to + bone erosion/overhanging edges of cortical bone
Risk factor for tophus formation:
- Gout
- Chronic kidney disease
Osteosarcoma
- Bone malignancy in adolescence (affects femur)
- Or as malignant transformation due to paget disease in adults > 65 (affects axial skeleton)
Signs:
1. X-ray shows: periosteal reaction results in sunburst or codman triangle (destruction of trabecular & cortical bone with formation of new periosteal bone)
Fat embolism syndrome (FES)
- Occurs 24-72 hours after inciting event ( fracture, orthopedic surgery, pancreatitis)
- Release fat into venous circulation
- Lead to cerebral embolism
Signs:
- Triads (respiratory distress, neurologic dysfunction/confusion, & petechial rash)
* obstruction of pulmonary circulation: tachypnea, hypoxemia,
* obstruction of cerebral circulation: confusion, visual field defect, unilateral arm weakness
Treatment:
- Immobilization of fracture
- Supportive care (mechanical ventilation)
Signs of traumatic arterial injury
Hard signs ( require immediate surgery)
- Distal limb ischemia (paralysis, pain, pallor, poikilothermy)
- Absent distal pulse
- Active hemorrhage & rapidly expanding hematoma
- Bruit or thrill at site of injury
Soft signs ( require further imaging)
- Diminished distal pulse
- Unexpected HTN
- Stable hematoma
- Documented hemorrhage at time of injury
- Associated neurologic deficit
Note:
- Presence of hard sign after rib fracture indicates arterial injury & require immediate surgical intervention
- Presence of soft sign after rib fracture suggest arterial injury have occurred & require further imaging ( CT angiogram)
Clavicle fracture
- Middle third of clavicle overlies the brachial plexus & subclavian artery/vein in the thoracic outlet
Greenstick fracture (radius) (distal forearm fracture)
- Common in children
- Typically occur after a fall on outstretched hand
- Because children have strong periosteum, fracture is limited in one bone (radius)
Sign:
- Pain
- Swelling
- Limited range of motion
Treatment:
- Immobilization
- No long term complication
Buckle fracture (incomplete radial fracture)
- Common in children
- Occurs in the distal radius &/or ulna due to fall on outstretched hand
- X-ray is diagnostic & shows tiny bulging/bending of the bony cortex
Sign:
- Pain over fractured area
- Tenderness over fractured area
- Limited range of motion (impaired thumb movement due to radial injury)
- No swelling
Treatment:
- Pain control
- Heal within few weeks without complication
Avascular bone necrosis
- In children, is associated with the hip ( Legg-Calve-Perthes disease)
- Signs: chronic joint pain & decrease of motion
- X-ray: subchondral fracture & flattened, collapsed epiphysis
Greater trochanter pain syndrome (trochanteric bursitis)
Risk factors:
- Women
- Age > 50
- Obesity
- Low back or lower extremity disorders ( scoliosis, osteoarthritis, planter fasciitis)
Signs:
- Chronic lateral hip pain
- Pain is worse with hip flexion or lying on affected side
Diagnosis:
- Focal tenderness over trochanter
- X-ray to rule out hip joint pathology
- U/S shows degeneration of tendons or tendonitis
Treatment:
- Activity modification
- NSAIDS
- Local Corticosteroid injection
Salter harris type III ( juvenile Tillaux fracture)
- Common in adolescence
- Fracture of the distal tibial epiphysis & lateral physis (growth plate)
- Injury to physis can lead to growth arrest & lead to persistence limb-length discrepancy
Pes anserinus pain syndrome (anserine brusitis)
Pes anserinus : (attached point at medial knee)
- Semitendenous tendon
- Gracilis tendon
- Sartorious tendon
Sign:
- Medial knee pain
- Overuse, abnormal gait, trauma
- Pain at antero-medial tibia/ tenderness over the medial tibial chondyle or just below the joint line
Management:
- Quadriceps strengthening exercise
- NSAIDs
Hip fracture due to fall & development of MI
- Older patients with hip fracture should undergo definitive surgical correction as soon as possible.
- Surgery may be delayed up to 72 hours to evaluate surgical risk & insure medical stability
Management:
- ECG
- Cardiac markers
- Chest X-ray
Leg- calve-perthes disease
- Idiopathic avascular necrosis
Signs:
- Children 3-12
- Hip pain + limp + avoid weight bearing on affected limb
- Limited abduction + internal rotation
- Positive trendelenburg sign
- X-ray: femoral head flattening, fragmented, sclerosis
- MRI: avascular necrosis of femoral head
- Treatment: surgical repair
Ganglionic cyst
Is a connective tissue out-pouching, arising from tendon sheaths, joint capsule, or bursea
Signs:
- Round, Mobile, Non-tender, firm cyst on dorsal of wrist
- Transilluminate light
- Intact grip strength
Treatment:
- Observation: asymptomatic cyst- spontaneous resolve
- Needle aspiration: recurrence
Plantar fasciitis
- Degeneration of planter aponeurosis (& its insertion at calcaneus due to overuse)
- Heel pain with standing or walking
Signs:
- Heel pain + worse with walking/standing & weight bearing
- Pain elicited with dorsiflexion of toes
- X-ray shows heel spurs
Treatment:
1. Padded heal insert
Phantom limb pain (PLP)
- Common following extremity amputation
Signs:
- Shooting/burning pain at area that has been amputated
- Pain is worse with urination/defecation
Treatment:
1. Multimodal pain control regimen (pharmacology & therapeutic)
- Antidepressant (tricyclic), anti-epileptic (gabapentin), NMDA antagonist (ketamine), analgesics (acetaminophen, opioids)
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- Evaluate with duplex ultrasonography
2. Pain & swelling at effected lower extremity
Post-traumatic neuroma
- Regrowth of nerve fibers into tangled mass of unmylienated nerve endings
Sings:
- Pain relieved with local anesthesia injection
- Pain is exacerbated with palpation or percussion
Lumbosacral radiculopathy (L5, S1)
- Shooting pain radiates to foot
- Associated with back pain
- Symptoms exacerbated with range of motion testing (straight leg raising test)
Acute glenohumoral dislocation
- Blow to abducted/raised arm (play basketball)
- Fall on outstretched hand
- Violent muscle contraction (seizure)
Sign:
- Anterior dislocation: arm held in abducted/external rotation. Anterior prominence of humeral head
- Posterior dislocation: arm held in adducted/internal rotation. Loss of anterior contour, prominence of coracoid & acromion.
Manage:
- Close reduction, surgical repair
- Immobilization, progressive rehabilitation
Complication:
- Fracture (glenoid, proximal humerus, clavicle)
- Rotator cuff injury
- Recurrence dislocation
Osteomyelitis vs septic arthritis
- Osteomyelitis: due to contamination of an open fracture fragment or contagious extension from a local wound. Infection of the bone. Infection of the end of long bone.
- Septic arthritis: traumatic contamination by a penetrating wound. Infection of the cartilage, synovial fluid. Infection of the joint.
Compartment syndrome
Caused by:
- Trauma
- Prolonged compression
- Reperfusion after revascularization of acute ischemic limb
Signs:
Early (common)
- Pain out of proportion to injury
- Pain increase with passive stretch
- Rapidly increasing & tense swelling
- Paresthesia (pins & needle)
Late (uncommon):
- Decrease sensation
- Motor weakness (within hours)
- Paralysis (late)
- Decrease distal pulses
Treatment:
- Needle Manometry to measure pressure (< 30 mmHg)
- Fasciotomy (surgery)
Cellulitis
Early signs:
1. Pain, redness, swelling, heat
Late sign:
- Redness travels
- Pain is worsen
- More swelling & skin is tight
Manage:
- Elevate leg
- Ice pack
Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Posterior tibial nerve compression beneath the flexor retinaculum in the medial ankle.
Signs:
- Burning pain or numbness in the posteromedial ankle, heel, sole & toes (sharp, shooting pain,pins / needle pain
- Elicited by tapping on the nerve (Tinel sign)
Giant cell tumor
- Benign tumor, but locally destructive
- Common in epiphysis of long bone
- Occur in young adults or older adults with paget disease
Sign:
- Progressive pain
- Swelling, stiffness
- Maybe, pulmonary metastasis or malignant transformation
Diagnosis:
1. X-ray/ CT/MRI + Biopsy: soap-bubble appearance = eccentric lytic bone lesion + multi-nucleated giant cells (osteoclast interspersed with sheets of mononuclear stromal cells)
Treatment:
- Surgery (intra-lesional curettage or excision)
- To shrink the tumor = denosumab against RANKL
Myositis ossificans
- Heterotropic bone formation
Sign:
- Intramuscular mass with pain, swelling/induration
- Days to weeks following injury
- Quadriceps & brachialis
- Labs: elevated alkaline phosphatase, ESR, CRP
- X-ray: periosteal bone reaction, calcification with radiolucent center
Management:
- ROM exercise & NSAID (indomethacin)
- Surgical excision
Intra-peritoneal bladder rupture (at dome)
Signs:
- Blunt lower abdominal trauma
- Inability to void (urine go to peritoneal space)
- Abdominal distention with ascites ( increase abdominal girth + dull percussion with fluid wave)
- Elevated BUN & Creatinine ( due to peritoneal reabsorption)
- Acute onset
- Positive FAST for intra-peritoneal fee-fluid
- Chemical peritonitis
Diagnosis:
1. Retrograde cystography
Severe cirrhosis (alcoholic liver disease)
Signs:
- Ascites ( abdominal girth + dull percussion with fluid wave)
- Low serum albumin
- Progressive pattern of ascites symptoms
Acute kidney injury
- Develop from rhabdomyolysis (short term alcohol intoxication + long term alcohol abuse)
Signs:
- Elevated BUN & Creatinine
- No ascites
- Dark urine
Perforation
- Systemic inflammatory response ( fever, tachycardia)
2. Peritonitis (abdominal rigidity)
Splenic injury ( laceration ) due to blunt abdominal trauma
Signs:
- Abdominal distention
- Hemorrhagic shock ( tachycardia + hypotension)
- LUQ pain
Evaluation of blood in urine (red urine)
- Urinalysis
= > 3 RBC/hpf : hematuria
= 0-2 RBC/hpf : hemoglobinuria (intravascular hemolysis + decrease Hb &haptoglobin) or myoglobinuria (rhabdomyolysis + increase CK+ muscle ache) - CBC: to assess severity of anemia/fatigue
Glomerulonephritis
Signs:
- HTN
- Proteinuria
- Urinary RBC casts
Diagnose:
1. Serum complement level
Infection (UTI)
Sign:
- Dysuria
- Pyuria
Diagnosis:
1. Urine culture
Prosthetic valve
Signs:
- Infective endocarditis
- Fever
- New murmur
- Maybe hematuria & proteinuria ( due to IE- associated acute kidney injury)
Posterior Urethral injury (male)
- Caused by pelvic fracture (signs: adducted, internally rotated, & perineal bruising)
Signs:
- Blood in the urethral meatus
- High-riding prostate
- Inability to void
- Perineal bruising
Diagnosis:
1. Retrograde urethrography (diagnosed via extravasation of contrast from urethra)
Treatment:
1. Temporary urinary diversion via supra-pubic catheter, followed by delayed repair
Note:
1. Never start with catheterization because it can convert urethral tear into laceration
Anterior urethral injury (male)
Sign:
- Penile fracture
- Straddle injury
Treatment:
1. Repaired urgently within 24 hours
Renal or peri-nephritic abscess
Signs:
- Insidious flank pain
- Systemic symptoms (fever, fatigue, diaphoresis, weight loss)
- Urinalysis (pyuria, bacteriuria, proteinuria)
- History of UTI or extra-renal infection (bacteremia)
Diagnosis:
1. CT or US: enlarged kidney with central, hypo-dense fluid collection
Treatment:
- Antibiotics
- Percutaneous drainage
Acute interstitial nephritis
- Can cause acute kidney injury
- Caused by drugs: methicillin, NSAIDs, rifampin
Signs:
- Fever
- Rash
- Pyuria
- Urine eosinophilia with WBC casts
Treatment:
1. Resolves spontaneously
Acute papillary necrosis
- Causes AKI
Signs:
- Fever
- Flank pain
- Hematuria
- History of analgesic overuse or sickle cell anemia
Renal cell carcinoma
Signs:
- Weight loss
- Fever
- Anemia
- Hematuria
- Flank pain/mass
Renal tuberculosis
- Due to hematogenous spread of miliary tuberculosis
- Lead to abscess formation or glomerulonephritis
Signs:
- Pyuria (WBC)
- Hematuria (RBC)
- Urinary casts
- Lower UTI symptoms
Pre-renal acute kidney injury (AKI)
- No underlying kidney disease
- Caused by intravascular volume depletion (due to preoperative infection or intra-operative blood loss)
Signs:
- Decrease urine output (oliguria < 500mL)
- Increase BUN:CR ratio (20:1)
- Increase serum creatinine (due to volume depletion = decrease renal perfusion =decrease GFR)
- Unremarkable urine sediment (absent of casts, cell, or protein)
- Tachycardia, hypotension
Treatment:
1. Intravenous isotonic fluid (normal saline) to restore renal perfusion
Volume overload
- JVD
- Lung crackles
- Pulmonary edema
- Hypoxia
- note:
1. Similar to recurrent flash pulmonary edema (with no lower extremity edema)
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) (Reno-vascular disease)
- HTN-related symptoms
- Severe HTN & recurrent flash pulmonary edema (JVD & pulmonary crackles, without lower extremity edema) suggest RAS
- Associated symptoms include: chronic kidney disease, secondary hyper-aldosteronism (hypo-kalemia, elevated serum bicarbonate)
Signs:
- Asymmetrical renal size (>1.5 cm)
- Abdominal bruits
- Unexplained rise in serum creatinine (>30%) after starting ACE inhibitor or ARBs
- Urinalysis is bland
- Imaging (renal ultrasound with doppler): unexplained atrophic kidney
Post-operative urinary retention
- Urine retention is a common post-operative complication
- Risk factor: (male, elderly, hernia repair, joint arthroplasty, anorectal operation, prolonged anesthesia, excessive fluid administration, use of opioid, anti-cholinergic)
Signs:
- Hypertension
- Tachycardia
- Supra-pubic discomfort/fullness (elicit with palpation)
Diagnose:
- Portable bladder ultrasound
- Urinary catheterization performed if (> 600 mL on U/S)
Anterior bladder wall rupture
Sign:
- Gross hematuria
- Supra-pubic pain/tenderness
- Inability to void
- Negative FAST for intra-peritoneal fee-fluid
Hydronephrosis
- Swelling of one or 2 kidneys due to inability to drain urine & urine build up
- Causing dilation of renal pelvis
- Indicates urinary obstruction
- Treat with: ureteral stent placement
Posterior urethral valves (PUV)
- Newborn + abdominal distention + poor urine output + respiratory distress (oligohydromnias = subsequent lung hypoplasia)
- Diagnosis: renal/bladder US
Evaluation of acute kidney injury
Evidence of volume depletion:
Yes; Improve with IV-fluid (yes; pre-renal)
No; Urinalysis & microscopy (normal; exclude renal obstruction; post-renal)
abnormal; (intrinsic)
- hematuria +/- proteinuria (evaluate for glomerulonephritis; inflammation)
- Pyuria ( evaluate for Acute Interstitial Nephritis; antibiotics)
- Granular casts (muddy brown) +/- epithelial cells (evaluate for acute tubular necrosis; intraoperative hypotension )
Varicocele
Primary:
- Compression of left renal vein between SMA & Aorta
- Incompetent venous valve
- Presentation: Bag of warms mass; pubertal onset; left-sided; decompression when supine
- Management: reassurance & observation
Secondary:
- Extrinsic compression of IVC (renal or retroperitoneal mass)
- Venous thrombus lead to venous compression
- Presentation: bag of warms; pre-pubertal onset; right-sided; persists when supine
- Management: Abdominal US
Testicular cancer
- Male; 15-35 years
- Present with painless, & firm testicular mass
- Management: surgical orchiectomy
- Avoid biopsy due to tumor seeding
Epididymitis
- Infectious case of scrotal swelling & pain
2. Management: urine culture
Bladder cancer
- Present with: old patient + hydronephrosis + painless hematuria + voiding symptoms
- Diagnosis: cystoscopy + biopsy + CT abdomen (staging)
Notes:
- Hydronephrosis: associated with flank pain + increase creatinine level
- Voiding symptoms: dysuria + frequency
- Hematuria: due to tumor growth+ new vessels bleeding
Acute hyponatremia (<48 hrs)
- risk of brain herniation (cellular swelling, & cerebral edema)
Signs:
- sodium <130 mEq/L
- signs of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) (headache, N, confusion)
Treated:
- hypertonic 3% saline
Acute adrenal insufficiency
Signs:
- hyponatremia
- hyperkalemia
- severe hypotension
- confusion
- N/V
- weakness
Treatment:
- dexamethasone
- hydrocortisone
Hydronephrosis
Signs:
- N/V
- HTN
- unilateral flank pain
- initially relieved by pain killer
- Normal Creatinine level
- later, causes costovertebral angle tenderness + non/radiating back pain
Occurs with:
-ureter injury after hysterectomy
Pyelonephritis
Signs:
- costoveretebral angle tenderness
- fever
- chills
- elevated creatinine level
Occurs with:
- complication of foley catheter
Nephrolithiasis
Signs:
- unilateral back pain, radiates to groin
- N/V
- Hematuria
Urethral stricture (fibrotic narrowing)
Signs:
- urine retention
- decrease spraying stream
- incomplete emptying of bladder
- post-void residual volume is high
Diagnosis:
- urethrography
Treatment:
- urethral dilation
- urethroplasty
CT abdomen / pelvis
-for renal injury
Signs:
- flank pain with ecchymosis
- Costo-vertebral tenderness
- hematuria