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Cardiac etiologies of syncope (red line above) have the highest associated mortality! #EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology
Cardiac etiologies ... #EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology ... Syncope #Survivial #Cardiac ... #Mortality #ALiEM
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
distinguishing syncope from ... Ask about precipitating ... causes of syncope and ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Neuro #IM #Sycope
The guide catheter was deliberately not engaged with the left main artery, as an occlusion was
the left main and ... clearance of contrast from ... indicative of poor cardiac ... #Clinical #EM #IM ... #Cardiology #Angiogram
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The Death of MONA in ACS: Part IV – Aspirin provides protection against cardiovascular events (reinfarction,
(reinfarction, cardiac ... arrest, and stroke ... mortality #EBM #EM ... #IM #Cardiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
Dose to Adults from ... - Extremity (hand ... 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... onto outstretched hand ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
B-lines are visualized as hyperechoic vertical artifacts arising from the pleural line and extending off the
artifacts arising from ... the pleural line and ... pattern #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #PCC ... #Lung #BLines #ALiEM
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
70 mmHg on 100% mask ... < -25 cmH20 A from ... Bumetanide: IV or IM ... SL: 10mg (chew and ... x4 q15-30min) *IM
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and ... lines, prosthetic/cardiac ... Presentation: ranges from ... above, + Blood Cx ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest