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Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... ligament injury (PCL ... Test #Positive #Clinical ... PhysicalExam #Sports #Orthopedics ... #Knee #Posterior
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
interosseous nerve [can't make ... fracture • ED Management ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... further workup and treatment ... the ED to help focus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Build clinical suspicion ... Low voltage Treatment ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Clinical • Under-recognized ... • Avoid ARB/ACE-I ... GDMT meds (e.g., ACE ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
syringe or a purpose made ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... • Prep and drape ... #Management #Workup
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
complete paralysis of all ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... begin in arms or face ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... thiazidic, PPI, ACE ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
too often, the knee-jerk ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... criticalcare #foamed #treatment