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PocketPEM - Upper Extremity Fractures #Management #Peds #Ortho #EM #Lower #Fracture #Immobilization #Followup #PocketCard #PocketPEM
Lower #Fracture #Immobilization
PocketPEM - Upper Extremity Fractures #Management #Peds #Ortho #EM #Upper #Fracture #Immobilization #Followup #PocketCard #PocketPEM
Upper #Fracture #Immobilization
Mobilization with Femoral ECMO

Femoral ECMO cannulation IS NOT a contraindication for mobilization, even sitting or walking.
Mobilization with ... contraindication for mobilization ... #Mobilization #Femoral
Hypercalcemia - EKG Findings
Causes of Hypercalcemia 
• Malignancy 
• Milk-alkali syndrome 
• Vitamin D toxicity 
•
Hyperparathyroidism • Immobilization
To Board or Not To Board?
Infographic by Tommaso Scquizzato (@tscquizzato) based on this review on RebelEM
rebelem.com/spinal-immobilization-in-trauma-patients
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam

Pitting edema. This patient had a surgical procedure done (Bilateral Lapidus Fusion)
post-surgical immobilization ... of lower limbs immobilization
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Hypoxia (Prolonged immobilization
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
bpm - 1.5 • Immobilization
Risk Factors Associated with Post-operative Pulmonary Complications 

Preoperative 
• Asthma/ COPD 
• Recent respiratory infection 
•
Postoperative • Immobilization
Likelihood Ratios of Clinical Features Ruling In Deep Vein Thrombosis
Malignant disease	2.71
History of deep vein thrombosis	2.25
Recent immobilization	1.98
Difference
thrombosis 2.25 Recent immobilization