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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Injury in the Emergency ... high voltage Cardiac ... MSK - Fractures ... may be severe and ... #Diagnosis #Management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and in the absence ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... blood gas (ABC) ... ) on room air Treatment ... #treatment #hepatology
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Embolization on Echocardiogram ... renal infarcts and ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #A4c
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Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Management Summary ... Imaging and Treatment ... with contrast Evaluation ... CT/MRI of the thorax ... RCC #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... quantify renal injury ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... differential #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease ... - with severe MS ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... • Aortic valve disease ... • Cardiac surgery ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... : Arterial (MCC-small ... thrombosis, VTE) • Cardiac ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
, left heart disease ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... specific questions to ask ... exam Determine Cardiac ... postoperative cardiac ... surgical management