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Cauda Equina Syndrome:

Top tips to save your arse (and your patient’s!)

1. Suspect? Investigate. If CES (threatened,
CES (threatened, partial ... is a “possible diagnosis ... Don’t call spinal ... Equina #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
syndrome- Classic triad ... arthritis (19% w/full triad ... at diagnosis). ... Around half of anti-SRP ... Autoimmune #Myositis #diagnosis
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
origin within the atria ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... • Saw-Tooth = Atrial ... QT is less than half ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology #diagnosis
Diabetic Myonecrosis (Diabetic Muscle Infarction)
 • Spontaneous ischemic necrosis of skeletal muscle (anterior thigh or calf)
anterior thigh or calf ... pain • Mean AIC ... ↑ESR, ↑CRP • Diagnosis ... muscle #Infarction #diagnosis
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis ... diffusion from IPVDs Diagnostic ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... minutes of rest HPS Diagnostic
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
dysfunction). ❶ Call ... Insert central and arterial ... Check serial lactates ... to achieve mean arterial ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... posterior shoulder - AC ... especially with AC ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
cyclist) - APC ... < 2.5cm - APC ... Grade 3 - APC 2 ... Vertical Shear (VS) - Axial ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
breathlessness (half-marathon ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... Echocardiogram #a4c
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Left Atrial Myxoma on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C view
Adult female having fatigue/DOE. Attributes to deconditioning. Starts
Left Atrial Myxoma ... Echocardiogram - A4C ... Final diagnosis-left ... atrial myxoma. ... clinical #cardiology #A4C
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