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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Acute Management
Pain: Chest, Back, Abdo, Migrating, Above & below diaphragm, Abrupt
Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis ... and Acute Management ... - Diagnose with ... #Management #treatment ... #aorta #vascular
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
responsible for most cases ... Symmetric macular ... hypertension and acute ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... the wall of the aorta ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... - Emergency Causes ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
more details and clarified ... 31 • First US case ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... unilateral* • POCUS ... #Management #Summary
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
days after an acute ... • Diagnosis: ... including DM • Treatment ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
cortical lesions • Vascular ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... #management #neurology
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... tissues: Myalgia, paresthesia ... IVIg) • Limit vascular ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #timeline
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
- Differential Diagnosis ... weight loss or acute ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... the underlying cause ... #Management #gastroenterology
Acute and Critical Limb Ischemia
Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI):
 • Severe form of PAD that includes limb
Acute and Critical ... 11% of all PAD cases ... coldness of LE, & paresthesia ... Limb #Ischemia #diagnosis ... #management #vascular