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REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
Thromboelastogram (TEG ... ) Interpretation ... amplitude of the TEG ... thromboelastogram #TEG ... #diagnosis #components
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Skin Causes of Leg ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #lower
Lower Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Obturator
 • Femoral
 • Common Peroneal
 • Tibial
 • Superior
Lower Extremity ... sarahthelyon #Lower ... #Pathologies #differential ... Neuropathy #anatomy #leg
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
may radiate into lower ... leg, especially ... along L5 (lateral leg ... S1 (posterior leg ... into the lateral leg
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Thromboelastogram Interpretation ... fibrin clot - Treatment ... interaction - Treatment ... Thromboelastogram #TEG ... #Interpretation
Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... Framework for Lower ... Note: • Left leg ... after the right leg ... Peripheral #Edema #differential
Henoch Schonlein Leg Rash - Palpable Purpura
Purpura: Low Platelets or Vasculitis?
45 years old, seen in our
Henoch Schonlein Leg ... in our ED with lower ... leg purpura. ... Palpable purpura over lower ... Tip: To differentiate
Prescription Fish Oils
Prescription fish oils, Lovaza, and Vascepa, are commonly used for treatment of hypertriglyceridemia (TG
commonly used for treatment ... and has great TG ... due to the DHA component ... Vascepa solely lowers ... TG without effect
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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must be absent: lower ... Negative Straight Leg ... pathophysiology #differential
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
progressive skin lesion lower ... involvement, Ag neg ... heaped up borders); differential