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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... high voltage Cardiac ... compartment syndrome ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Low-Voltage <1000V 2. ... Electric Arc- associated ... CARDIAC: asytole ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... #Injury #clinical
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Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Low-Voltage <1000V 2. ... Electric Arc- associated ... common is Afib. 2. ... coagulation, compartment syndrome ... #Injury #clinical
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Acute Coronary Syndrome - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios for Symptoms and Physical Examination. Source: Fanaroff AC, Rymer
- Diagnostic Likelihood ... Source: Fanaroff AC ... : The Rational Clinical ... #EBM #Diagnosis ... Atypical #ChestPain #Cardiac
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... left heart 3-6 cardiac ... blood gas (ABC) ... #diagnosis #management
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical ... Grade 2 - Pubic ... Grade 3 - APC 2 ... Vertical Shear (VS) - Axial ... Orthopedics #MSK #diagnosis
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
2. ... Manage acute cardiac ... agent, steroids, AC ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
Cardiac: • Valvular ... structural and electrical ... cardioversion 2. ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
APS is a rare autoimmune disorder characterized by recurring blood clots resulting from antibodies
Antiphospholipid Syndrome ... at least: • 1 clinical ... presence of 1 clinical ... Antiphospholipid #Syndrome ... #management #anticoagulation
Radiation Injury
Acute Radiation Toxicity primarily affects rapidly dividing cells based on dosage
Hematopoiteic - Pancytopenia, Infection
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Infection • Dose > 2 ... Gy • Onset <2 ... • Onset Hours Cardio ... Injury #Toxicity #diagnosis ... #management