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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
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
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
disorders • Testing ... diazepam • EMG testing ... poisoning, Parkinson's disease ... Focal limb or joint ... Baclofen • Severe Disease
Behcet's Syndrome - Diagnosis
Diagnostic Criteria for Behget's Syndrome (International Study Group for Behget's Disease):
 • Recurrent,
- Diagnosis Diagnostic ... period AND • Meeting ... , medium-large joints ... venous thromboses, arterial ... #disease #Diagnosis
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
, Ehler-Danlos syndrome ... plane into left atrium ... MV chordae may rupture ... of coaptation point ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... surgery Stress Testing ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation ... stratification #diagnosis
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
the extent of disease ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... Bone/Joint: • ... Testing Blood ... disproportionate atrial
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... used to diagnose ... • Metabolic syndrome ... Synovial Fluid Testing ... - Diagnose concomitant
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Evaluation of Recurrent ... arrhythmias (e.g., atrial ... weakness, muscle wasting ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Evaluation
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
, diarrhea, or joint ... detected with testing ... affecting 2 to 4 joints ... fever, rashes, joint ... Serial CBC counts