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Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
Diabetic Myonecrosis ... (Diabetic Muscle ... pain • Mean AIC ... complications • Common ... Infarction #diagnosis #management
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Endocrinopathies Most Common ... identify left atrial thrombus ... TEE to exclude thrombus ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Table of Common Rate Control Agents via AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines #Management #Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology #Afib #Common
Table of Common ... Agents via AHA/ACC ... HRS Guidelines #Management ... Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology ... #Afib #Common #
Diabetes Medication Choice
-Diabetes Medication Choice decision aid cards provide information on medications commonly used to treat
Diabetes Medication ... Choice -Diabetes ... on medications commonly ... images/2507 #Management ... #SideEffects #A1c
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Department Common ... voltage Cardiac - Vfib ... posterior shoulder - AC ... especially with AC ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Atrial Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

35yoF presents with acute onset atrial fibrillation.  POCUS shows dilated
Echocardiogram (A4C ... Very clear regurgitant ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #clinical #cardiology
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
Rupture: • Most common ... ratio of neck diameter ... • Stasis and thrombus ... associated with thrombus ... Infarction #acuteMI #cardiology
Huge mural thrombus occupying 1/3 the LV.
MI effecting [LAD territory]

In PLAX view, The unechoic line between
Huge mural thrombus ... the clot is very clear ... EchoAshwag #Mural #Thrombus ... #clinical #cardiology ... echocardiogram #pocus #a4c
Acute Atrial Fibrillation - Initial Options for Rate Control
Diltiazem IV
 •  Rapid onset and rapidly
regimen is not as clear ... #pharmacology #management ... #cardiology #AFib
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... spheroidal, 8-10 μm in diameter ... relevance of +PCR and -AFB ... is not clear. ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management