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Characteristic clinical manifestations of Down syndrome 
 
Typical craniofacial appearance 
 • Round face and flat
running across the inner ... • Brushfield spots ... iris (pigmented spots ... anomalies • Short ... incurved fifth finger
Predicting a Difficult Airway
Prior to attempting intubation one should assess the airway. 
3-3-2 rule indicates normal
- 3 finger breadths ... - 3 finger breadths ... - 2 finger breadths ... based on which parts ... Preop #Anesthesia #Diagnosis
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #Ortho #Sports
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... exclude Mallet finger ... fracture • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Skin Findings in Endocarditis - Skin findings include palpable petechiae, splinter hemorrhages (nail bed lesions), Janeway
painless, macular spots ... the pads of the finger
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
Evidence supports ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #Ortho #Sports
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
paresthesias, fine ... finger dexterity ... #Myelopathy #diagnosis
Gerstmann Syndrome
1) Finger agnosia - Inability to name their own fingers, affecting both sides
2) Right-left confusion
Gerstmann Syndrome 1) Finger ... name their own fingers ... Syndrome #neurology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Tachy/Bradyarrhythmias
Tachyarrhythmias - HR > 100
Wide
  (1) VT - DANGER
  (2)
Wide (1) VT - DANGER ... B Afib + WPW - DANGER ... Vfib/flutter - DANGER ... 120-200ms from longer ... bradyarrhythmia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis