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EM@3AM: Traumatic Iritis

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Orbital wall fractures: palpate bony structures surrounding the eye, check extra ocular muscle movements to rule out entrapment, obtain CT imaging if suspected [7]. American Academy of Ophthalmology , AAO, 5 May 2016, www.aao.org/eyenet/article/savvy-steroid-use. High risk of re-bleeding and vision loss [7]. McGraw Hill, 2020.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

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in 2016, is a more succinct evaluation for LVO that has been shown to be as sensitive and more specific than the NIHSS. 23 Blunt carotid injury is more likely in patients with at least one of the following: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) ≤ 6, fracture of petrous bone, presence of diffuse axonal brain injury, and LeFort II/III fractures.

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