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Algorithm for management of Multiple Trauma in Mountain Environment
Complete primary survey
 - Haemorrhage control (regional and
systemic, e.g. pelvic binder ... SMR - Consider POCUS
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
See Drug Dosing Binder ... ) • Use POCUS ... chest: needle/finger ... eFAST exam • Bind
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
Phosphate Binders ... effective, potent binder ... and metal-free binder ... and metal-free binder ... iron containing binders
Third Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) Example: Aripiprazole
Dopamine D2 Receptor Partial Agonist
 • Binds
Partial Agonist • Binds ... releases, then re-binds ... the synapse to bind ... Partial Agonist • Bind ... over-stimulate or under-stimulate
Phosphate binders - quick reference chart of maximum daily dose. Most patients with CKD will require
Phosphate binders ... aluminum-based phosphate binder ... calcium-based phosphate binders
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Fractures • Finger ... muscles of hand (finger ... joint & flexion of index ... finger at DIP joint
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Hoffmann's sign (finger ... holding the middle finger ... allowing the middle finger ... finger was considered ... Hoffmann’s reflex and finger
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Eccentricity Index ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #pocus
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... exclude Mallet finger ... • Finger deformity ... Exam: Swollen and tender ... MetroHealth_EM #Mallet #Finger
Veltassa (Patiromer) 
MECHANISM: Potassium Binder 
INDICATION: Treatment of Hyperkalemia 
FORMULATION: Powder for oral suspension 
DOSING: 8.4
MECHANISM: Potassium Binder ... is a potassium binder ... Patiromer #Potassium #Binder ... #KBinder #Hyperkalemia