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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
immediate, prior to ED arrival ... compartment syndrome ... especially with AC ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
regurgitation • Autoimmune ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Cause Injury By ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Summary Causes ... Hyperthyroidism - Autoimmune ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #Management #causes
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... pattern of liver injury ... Anti-LKM & Anti-ALC ... BryanCUlrich #Autoimmune ... #Management #Hepatology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... blood gas (ABC) ... #diagnosis #management
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
causing endothelial injury ... • They can cause ... Cryoglobulins Cause ... : • Clinical triad ... Labs/Diagnosis:
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
compartment Fat Embolism ... caused by presence ... after an acute injury ... • Diagnosis: ... of spinal cord injury
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... the result of an autoimmune ... Clinical Manifestations ... #Management #treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential Diagnosis ... regurgitation • Autoimmune ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... syndrome • Fibroelastoma ... cause injury by
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
OnePager Summary Autoimmune ... quantify renal injury ... Goodpasture's cause ... blood retum in serial ... #management #treatment