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Ankle and Hindfoot Fractures - Gissane's and Boehler's Angle
#Diagnosis #Orthopedics #Ankle #Hindfoot #Fractures #Gissanes #Boehlers #Angles
Ankle and Hindfoot ... and Boehler's Angle ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics ... #Ankle #Hindfoot ... Boehlers #Angles #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the femoral vein and normal ultrasound images showing common femoral artery (A)
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Transducer location to evaluate the popliteal vein and normal ultrasound images showing popliteal artery (A) and
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... #Positioning #ALiEM
Positive DVT study showing thrombus in the femoral vein (v), adjacent to the femoral artery (a)
Positive DVT study ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #EM #Radiology ... #Vasc #POCUS #DVT ... Noncompressible #ALiEM
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Lower Extremity DVT ... - Any calf or ankle ... SatyaPatelMD #Lower #DVT ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Lead aVR on EKG
Lead aVR can provide some unique insight into 5 different conditions:

 - Acute
Differentiating VT ... from SVT with aberrancy ... Brugada criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EKG ... #AVR #Utility #ALiEM
Wide Complex Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Irregular
 • Polymorphic VT
    - Torsades
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Polymorphic VT ... True Monomorphic VT ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #WCT #cardiology
ANKLE FRACTURES: Lauge-Hansen Classification 
- Describes position of foot and mechanism of injury. Fx
progresses from Stage
ANKLE FRACTURES: ... ligament tear) #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Ankle ... Classification #ALiEM
Ankle Mortise View Diagram

#Diagnosis #Radiology #Orthopedics #MortiseView #AnkleXRay #Diagram
Ankle Mortise View ... Diagram #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Orthopedics
Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Narrow-Complex:
 • Regular: Sinus Tachycardia, Junctional Tachycardia, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Flutter, AVRT
- Differential Diagnosis ... WPW), AVnRT (ie SVT ... Any irregular SVT ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #wide