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Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
to opioids for pain ... Pain pathways by ... PainSyndromes #Indications ... #Pathways #Table ... Migraine #Headache #Colic
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications ... "biliary colic") ... abscess #RUQ #Pain ... differential #diagnosis #causes
CERTA Analgesic Classes and Pain Indications

Dr. David H.Cisewski and Dr. Sergey M.Motov

#CERTA #Analgesic #Classes #Pain #Indications
CERTA Analgesic Classes ... and Pain Indications ... CERTA #Analgesic #Classes ... #Pain #Indications ... #Management #Table
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... Balance • Gait Abnormalities ... Polypharmacy - esp. > 4 medications ... Falls #Elderly #Geriatrics ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
 •
Acute Abdominal Pain ... • Infantile Colic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... herniation • Anatomic abnormalities ... Inflammatory back pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #primarycare #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... - Electrolyte abnormalities ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
draw • Severe pain ... depletion - Medication ... Alcohol blackout - Medication ... Classification #Table ... #Causes
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Bowel Regimen Guide
Osmotic agents (draws water into bowel, thereby loosening stool
Polyethylene glycol - Nausea ... Senna - Melanosis coli ... Guide #Inpatient #medications ... #pharmacology #table
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Etiology: • Abnormalities ... lesions • Severe pain ... Immunosuppressed • New medication ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes