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Ankle and Hindfoot Fractures - Quick Reference on Acute Orthopedic Management

#Management #Orthopedics #Ankle #Hindfoot #Fractures #Followup
Ankle and Hindfoot ... Fractures - Quick ... #Management ... #Orthopedics #Ankle ... #Followup #ALiEM
PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
about the acute management ... from the 2015-16 ALiEM ... first two were on ankle ... and hindfoot fractures ... Haas #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Temporal Bone Fracture ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellopontine Angle ... #Causes
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... not metabolites) cause ... to lactate --> causes ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #ALiEM
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
or anchoring • INJECTION ... for submucosal injection ... coagulation at any angle ... mucosa Stricture Management ... energy or heat to cause
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
Stirrup: U shaped device ... skull traction in case ... geometry while screw insertion ... intercondylar) Angle ... #Orthopedics #management
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Methanol
Solvent found in cleaning and printing solutions, adhesives, stains, paint removers,
antifreeze agent in
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion ... . formic acid) causes ... , but does NOT cause ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #ALiEM
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints, Casts ... of ankle joint/ ... Used acutely in management ... #Orthopedics #management ... equipment #traction #devices
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... cancer), indwelling devices ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT ... ADVANCED MANAGEMENT ... Shock #Diagnosis #Management
Epinephrine (Epipen) Self-Administration Instructions

Demonstration of appropriate deployment of the (A) Epipen (released in 2008). For demonstration
of the carrying case ... at a 90-degree angle ... Hold the device ... and massage the injection ... #Management #Allergy