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Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... Focal findings on neurologic ... directed by history and ... electrolytes, CXR ... cranial CT, ABG, CSF
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... onto outstretched hand ... commonly, 60%; also ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... duck sign" on lateral ... dorsum of the hand ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
CHF stage II with ... The lateral view ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
with hypoxemia and ... detected on CT or CXR ... clear cause such as ... Management ● Early ... ● Supportive management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
laterally displaced ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... pathologic finding of lateral ... (3) primary lateral ... #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Management Principles

General Therapeutic Principles:
Reduce the congestive state 
 - Caution
Ejection Fraction: Management ... - May mimic HF ... as an "angina equivalent ... ineffective) #Management ... #Cardiology #HFpEF
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
are also the most ... fracture in adults, also ... Tenderness to lateral ... recommendations MH/CCF ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology
Stage II - Interstitial edema
Stage II of CHF is characterized by fluid leakage into the interlobular
edema Stage II of CHF ... the interlobular and ... lines are seen as ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #KerleyB