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Case #5 - A 28 year old man sustained a gunshot wound

 
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  1. Be able to define the abdominal compartment syndrome.
  2. Be able to list the clinical settings in which this syndrome may occur.
  3. Be able to describe the clinical presentation of this syndrome.
  4. Be able to discuss briefly the pathophysiology of the syndrome.
  5. Be able to describe a simple method of measuring intraabdominal pressure.
  6. Be able to outline briefly the management of abdominal compartment syndrome.
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