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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... syndrome - high risk ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

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

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
wide-complex tachycardia: bundle ... cardiovascular risk ... Testing: • TSH level ... Fibrillation #AFib #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-Serial evaluation ... the patient's diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare ... #BiPAP #BiLevel ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... algorithm to determine ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... #diagnosis
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... 8th-grade reading level ... evaluation. ... randomized controlled trial ... #Management #PatientInfo
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
creating a “soap bubble ... SPB - commonly axial ... bone marrow at a level ... Evaluation? ... involvement - higher risk