Overview PAMD Preparation  Assessment – Primary Survey – ABCDE Warning Signs of Severe Head Injury GCS 8 Deteriorating GCS Unequal pupils Lateralizing signs   INVESTIGATIONS Laboratory Imaging FBC X-Ray – Neck,…

Overview  Devastatingly disabling injury. Can be missed as ambulant patients may have an  unstable vertebral injury. Up to 10% of unconscious patients have a significant vertebral injury. Most common cause of…

Overview  Thoracic trauma causes injuries to the chest wall, lungs, great vessels, and heart. It is clinically divided into blunt and penetrating injuries. PAMD Preparation Assessment – Primary Survey – ABCDE…

Overview  Abdominal trauma can result in injuries that are intraperitoneal and retroperitoneal Abdominal trauma is divided into blunt and penetrating mechanisms. Blunt abdominal trauma involves a crushing…

Overview Differential diagnosis causing bradycardia History Examination Acute Management Investigations

Overview Differential diagnosis of altered level of Consciousness – AEIOUTIPS) Remember Confusion is not specific to delirium; it may be found in other psychiatric disorders, such as dementia or depression.…

Approach Differential Diagnosis Pruritic Non-pruritic Pityriasis rosea Roseola infantum Atopic dermatitis Scarlet fever Erythema infectiosum   Molluscum contagiosum   Tinea infection   Distribution   Roseola…

History Features requiring urgent referral Contact lens wearer Previous eye surgery or refractive surgery Decreased vision Severe pain Nausea and vomiting Cloudy or opaque cornea Dendritic ulcer Hypopyon (pus…