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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 ... high voltage Cardiac ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #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 ... #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... quantify renal injury ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... differential #diagnosis #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
left heart 3-6 cardiac ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
dental procedure • Cardiac ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... : • New cardiac ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Septic emboli cause injury
In order to get good visualization of the RV, Intravenous Definity (brand name echo contrast material)
echo contrast material ... Here is the cardiac ... described for Pulmonary ... Clinical #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #Definity #A4C
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... exam Determine Cardiac ... days before Pulmonary ... postoperative cardiac ... medical and surgical management
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
What do you see ... liver disease and pulmonary ... as RAP>LAP as atrial ... PVeins (extra-cardiac ... clinical #pocus #a4c
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