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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... in the Emergency ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... MSK - Fractures ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
involvement is the ... quantify renal injury ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... blood retum in serial ... differential #diagnosis #management
Complete AV Canal Defect on Echocardiogram

Among pts with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, those with Eisenmenger syndrome have
Among pts with ... Pulmonary Arterial ... syndrome have the ... AVCanal #Defect #a4c ... #Echocardiogram
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary ... #treatment #hepatology
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular size, Right atrial ... pressure, Pulmonary ... Hypertension #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... specific questions to ask ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
cases, median -3d ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... • Depending on the ... type of injury ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
inflammatory cytokines in the ... Related Acute Lung Injury ... Occurs between 0-6 hrs ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Related Acute Lung Injury ... Occurs between 0-6 hrs ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions