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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... just men > 65 who ever ... men - Aspirin/statins ... Aortic #Aneurysm #AAA ... Vascular #Treatment #Algorithm
Causes of Hyperpyrexia (Temp > 106.7° F) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Heat Stroke
 • Drug-induced: Amphetamines,
Causes of Hyperpyrexia ... of Dopaminergic Agents ... damage: Hemorrhage, Status ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #high #fever
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... for reversible cause ... First-line agents ... Second-line agents
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
of a patient in Stages ... through D of the ACC/AHA ... But now the ACC/AHA ... in patients who never ... #Classes #NYHA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Any adverse events ... or family - Ever ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... and undergoing AAA
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... caused by Borrelia ... Pediculus humanus, AKA ... The table below ... plasmids that contain genes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - High Output State ... Anemia • Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment Algorithm ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... for reversible cause ... FIRST-LINE AGENTS ... Epilepticus #Treatment #Algorithm
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal Stains ... - Cotton blue (aka ... analine blue) dye stains ... fungal cell wall magenta ... fungus #comparison #table
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Anterior column: AAL ... ligament AAF ... fractures: Don't cause ... deficit, still able ... Neurological status