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Infective Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pearls:
 - Consider non-infectious endocarditis in pts with cancer/SLE and
Diagnosis and Management ... phenomenon > valvular destruction ... of IE like Roth spots ... Endocarditis #Diagnosis #Management
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Rule #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Decreased production:
 • Bone marrow suppression
 • Bone marrow failure
 • Bone
Nutritional Increased destruction ... disorders • Immune destruction ... Consumption • Destruction
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
Evidence supports ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
Apley Compression Test on Knee Examination

With the patient prone, the knee being tested is flexed to
with the Apley Distraction ... orthopedics #msk #sports
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Rule #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
parasympathetic ns, destruction ... ADH & oxytocin, destruction ... thermal regulation, destruction ... Satiety center, destruction
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Assessment and Management ... or coaching - Distraction ... therapeutic language #Management
Differential Diagnosis of Thrombocytopenia by Categories:
- Decreased Production
- Increased Destruction
- Redistribution

#Diagnosis #Thrombocytopenia #Differential #Algorithm #Causes #Ddxof
Production - Increased Destruction
Causes of Thrombocytopenia.
Platelet counts may be depressed because of decreased production or due to increased platelet
increased platelet destruction ... Causes #Production #Destruction