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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 ... compartment syndrome ... (delayed), TM rupture ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... demand in the setting ... - The plaque ruptures ... forms around the ruptured ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Meningitis History: • Triad ... protein, gram stain, culture ... to 100% - VA Joint ... #testing #physicalexam
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
susceptibility testing ... an accessible joint ... • Laboratory testing ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... wrists, ankles • Axial
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
(SPS) - Diagnosis ... - Diagnosis: ... disorders • Testing ... diazepam • EMG testing ... Focal limb or joint
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Testing: • Pulse ... cycles after right atrial ... blood gas (ABC) ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
Behcet's Syndrome ... - Diagnosis Diagnostic ... period AND • Meeting ... , medium-large joints ... venous thromboses, arterial
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Nephrotic syndrome ... Bone/Joint: • ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... Testing Blood ... disproportionate atrial
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... preoperative stress testing ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation ... stratification #diagnosis
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
used to diagnose ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... - Diagnose concomitant ... #rheumatology #Diagnosis