This course provides learners with six common clinical scenarios and the most likely emergency diagnoses they may represent. The course is designed to test the learner’s knowledge of emergency diagnoses in the head, neck & spine through a series of quizzes and questions. Video explanations are provided for each entity as well as DICOM cases and reports.
Pre-Course Activities
Faculty Planning & Disclosure
Course Instructions
Course PowerPoint
Pre-Quiz
Lesson Content
Pre-Quiz
Emergency Neuroimaging: Head, Neck & Spine – Introduction
Introduction to Emergency Neuroimaging: Head, Neck & Spine
1 min.
Orbital Trauma/Inflammation – Clinical Scenario 1
Clinical Scenario 1 – Orbital Trauma/Inflammation – Introduction Video
1 min.
Lesson Content
Case 1 – Pre-Quiz – Orbital Trauma/Inflammation
Case 1 – Anterior Segment Ocular Injury
9 min.
Case 1 – Ocular Injury/Globe Anatomy
6 min.
Lesson Content
Case 2 – Pre-Quiz – Orbital Trauma/Inflammation
Case 2 – Choroidal Detachment, Retinal Detachment, Vitrious Hemorrhage, Orbital Floor Fracture
8 min.
Case 2 – Orbit: Foreign Body
8 min.
Case 2 – Orbit: Non-accidental Trauma
2 min.
Case 2 – Early Ocular Intervention
6 min.
Case 2 – Non-Ocular Orbital Trauma
3 min.
Case 2 – Orbital Wall Fracture
8 min.
Case 2 – Orbital Medial Wall Fracture
7 min.
Case 2 – Orbital Apex and Roof Fracture
4 min.
Case 2 – Orbital Blow Out Fractures
5 min.
Case 2 – Orbital Trauma
5 min.
Case 2 – Indications for Surgery
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 3 – Pre-Quiz – Orbital Trauma/Inflammation
Case 3 – Orbital Cellulitis, Periorbital Abscess
5 min.
Case 3 – Orbital Inflammation
5 min.
Lesson Content
Case 4 – Pre-Quiz – Orbital Trauma/Inflammation
Case 4 – Pediatric Subperiosteal Abscess
3 min.
Case 4 – Orbital Pseudotumor
6 min.
Facial/Neck Trauma – Clinical Scenario 2
Clinical Scenario 2 – Facial/Neck Trauma – Video Introduction
6 min.
Lesson Content
Case 5- Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 5 – Cominuted Nasal Bone Fracture
2 min.
Case 5 – Multiple Fractures in Nasal Bones
2 min.
Case 5 – Nasal Bone Fracture Summary
3 min.
Case 5 – Mandibular Fractures
5 min.
Case 5 – Displaced Mandible Fracture At the Angle
2 min.
Case 5 – Midface Butresses
2 min.
Case 5 – Naso-orbito-ethmoid Fractures
4 min.
Case 5 – NOE Fracture
2 min.
Case 5 – Midface NOE Fracture
2 min.
Case 5 – Le Fort Fractures
6 min.
Case 5 – Bilateral Le Fort 1 & 2 Fractures
4 min.
Case 5 – Bilateral Le Fort 1, Unilateral Le Fort 2 & 3
3 min.
Case 5 – Le Fort Summary
1 min.
Case 5 – Zygomaticomaxillary Complex (Tripod) Fracture
4 min.
Case 5 – Tripod Fracture
2 min.
Case 5 – ZMC Summary
1 min.
Case 5 – Capo de Tutti Fractures
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 6 – Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 6 – Bilateral Temporal Bone Fractures
9 min.
Case 6 – Temporal Bone Fractures
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 7 – Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 7 – Complications of Temporal Bone Injury
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 8 – Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 8 – Temporal Bone Fracture Summary
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 9 – Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 9 – Transverse Sinus Injury
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 10 – Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 10 – Dissection, pseudo aneurysm
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 11 – Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 11 – Bilateral Dissection
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 12 – Pre-Quiz – Facial/Neck Trauma
Case 12 – Horner’s Syndrome, MS, Dissection
4 min.
Case 12 – Horner’s Syndrome
5 min.
Case 12- Airway Injury
4 min.
Sore Throat Pain & Fever – Clinical Scenario 3
Clinical Scenario 3 – Sore Throat Pain and Fever – Video Introduction
1 min.
Lesson Content
Case 13 – Pre-Quiz – Sore Throat Pain and Fever
Case 13 – Tonsillitis
5 min.
Case 13 – Peritonsillar Abscess
5 min.
Lesson Content
Case 14 – Pre-Quiz – Sore Throat Pain and Fever
Case 14 – Phlegmon
5 min.
Lesson Content
Case 15 – Pre-Quiz – Sore Throat Pain and Fever
Case 15 – Epiglotitis, Super Glotitis, Air Way Compromise
6 min.
Lesson Content
Case 16 – Pre-Quiz – Sore Throat Pain and Fever
Case 16 – Periodontal Disease
8 min.
Case 16 – Ludwig’s Angina
2 min.
Case 16 – Summary: Ludwig’s Angina
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 17 – Pre-Quiz – Sore Throat Pain and Fever
Case 17 – Ludwig’s Angina, Sialadinitis
4 min.
Case 17 – Lemierre’s Syndrome
2 min.
Case 17 – Malignant Otitis Externa
6 min.
Mass in the Neck – Clinical Scenario 4
Clinical Scenario 4 – Mass in the Neck – Video Introduction
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 18 – Pre-Quiz – Mass in the Neck
Case 18 – T Cell Lymphoma, lymphadenopathy
4 min.
Case 18 – Retropharyngeal Space
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 19 – Pre-Quiz – Mass in the Neck
Case 19 – Retropharyngeal Abscess
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 20 – Pre-Quiz – Mass in the Neck
Case 20 – Retropharyngeal Phlegmon
3 min.
Case 20 – Retropharyngeal Space Collections
3 min.
Case 20 – Afebrile
6 min.
Lesson Content
Case 21 – Pre-Quiz – Mass in the Neck
Case 21 – 2nd Branchial Cleft Cyst
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 22 – Pre-Quiz – Mass in the Neck
Case 22 – Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
4 min.
Case 22 – Sarcoma in the Levator Scapuli
1 min.
Case 22 – Thyroid Nodules
8 min.
Cervical Spine Trauma – Clinical Scenario 5
Clinical Scenario 5 – Cervical Spine Trauma – Video Introduction
7 min.
Lesson Content
Case 23 – Pre-Quiz- Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 23 – Occipital Condyle Fracture
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 24 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 24 – Anterior Arch C1 Fracture
5 min.
Lesson Content
Case 25 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 25 – Odontoid Fracture
3 min.
Case 25 – How to Diagnose Alanto-odontoid Distraction
5 min.
Case 25 – Odontoid Fractures: Summary
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 26 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 26 – Jefferson Fracture, vertebral dissection
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 27 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 27 – Jefferson Fracture on MRI
6 min.
Case 27 – Jefferson’s Burst Fracture: Summary
3 min.
Case 27 – Fixed Rotatory Subluxation
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 28 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 28 – Bilateral Jumped Facet
8 min.
Case 28 – Unilateral Facet Dislocation, Carotid Dissection
4 min.
Case 28 – Hyperextension Injury
3 min.
Case 28 – Cervical Spine Flexion Injury
6 min.
Lesson Content
Case 29 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 29 – Transverse process fracture
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 30 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 30 – Unstable Fracture, Two Column Injury
5 min.
Case 30 – Epidural Hematoma Summary
6 min.
Lesson Content
Case 31 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 31 – Facet Fracture, Vertebral Artery Occlusion
4 min.
Case 31 – Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormalities
3 min.
Case 31 – Thoracolumbar AO Spine Injury Score
1 min.
Lesson Content
Case 32 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 32 – Chance Fracture
2 min.
Case 32 – Axial Loading Fractures
4 min.
Lesson Content
Case 33 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 33 – Lumbar Transverse Process Fracture
2 min.
Case 33 – Transverse Process Fractures and Visceral Injury
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 34 – Pre-Quiz – Cervical Spine Trauma
Case 34 – Compression Fracture
4 min.
Case 34 – Compression Fracture & Stress Injury
2 min.
Fever, Back Pain – Clinical Scenario 6
Clinical Scenario 6 – Fever, Back Pain – Video Introduction
1 min.
Lesson Content
Case 35 – Pre-Quiz – Fever, Back Pain
Case 35 – Discitis, Osteomyelitis
5 min.
Case 35 – Diskitis: Summary
6 min.
Case 36 – Pre-Quiz – Fever, Back Pain
Case 36 – Tuberculous Spondylitis with Psoas Abscess
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 37 – Pre-Quiz – Fever, Back Pain
Case 37 – Spinal Cord Infarct
5 min.
Lesson Content
Case 38 – Pre-Quiz – Fever, Back Pain
Case 38 – Spinal Cord Astrocytoma
1 min.
Lesson Content
Case 39 – Pre-Quiz – Fever, Back Pain
Case 39 – Guillain-Barré Syndrome
2 min.
Case 39 – Grisel Syndrome, Calcific Tendonitis of Longus Coli,
5 min.
Head & Neck Emergencies
Head and Neck Emergencies – Video Introduction
7 min.
Lesson Content
Case 40 – Pre-Quiz – Head and Neck Emergencies
Case 40 – Fungus Ball
2 min.
Case 40 – Fungal Sinusitis
1 min.
Case 40 – Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis
7 min.
Lesson Content
Case 41 – Pre-Quiz – Head and Neck Emergencies
Case 41 – Invasive Fungal Sinusitis
4 min.
Case 41 – Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Imaging Signs
3 min.
Lesson Content
Case 42 – Pre-Quiz – Head and Neck Emergencies
Case 42 – Necrotizing Fasciitis
3 min.
Case 42 – Necrotizing Fasciitis: Summary
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 43 – Pre-Quiz – Head and Neck Emergencies
Case 43 – Allergic Fungal Sinusitis with Mucocele
2 min.
Case 43 – Epidural Abscess from Sinusitis
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 44 – Pre-Quiz – Head and Neck Emergencies
Case 44 – Otomastoiditis with Bezold abscess
2 min.
Lesson Content
Case 45 – Pre-Quiz – Head and Neck Emergencies
Case 45 – Frontal Lobe Abscess, Sinusitis
3 min.
Post-Quiz
Lesson Content
Post-Quiz
Suggested Reading
Course Evaluation
