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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 
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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
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Hypoxia (Prolonged immobilization
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam

Pitting edema. This patient had a surgical procedure done (Bilateral Lapidus Fusion)
post-surgical immobilization ... of lower limbs immobilization
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
bpm - 1.5 • 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
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Hypercalcemia due to increased bone Ca2+ resorption:
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism, Malignancy, Pseudohyperparathyroidism, Renal failure,
Hyperthyroidism, Immobilization