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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
#EBM #Diagnosis ... #Differences #Versus ... #Comparison #PH
Pericardial Tamponade
Beck's Triad 
1. Hypotension 
2. Jugular venous distension 
3. Muffled heart sounds 
Patient will be
Jugular venous distension ... dyspnea and chest pain ... heart sounds, JVD ... #Becks #Triad #Diagnosis
Retinal vs Choroid Detachment - Head CT Comparison and Diagnosis

RETINAL DETACHMENT
 - Reduced visual acuity, flashes,
Detachment - Head CT Comparison ... and Diagnosis ... Dull to severe pain ... - Serous (i.e ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the Emergency Department: Prochlorperazine Versus Ketamine
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti
A Comparison of ... diphenhydramine offers more pain ... dhcisewski #EBM ... #Pain #Headache ... #VisualAbstract
Differentiating type-I vs. type-II MI

Sorting this out is difficult, often relying heavily on clinical judgement.

A key
transient chest pain ... stressor (chest pain ... #Diagnosis #Myocardial ... #TypeII #Type #Versus ... Definition #NSTEMI #Comparison
Intravenous subdissociative-dose ketamine versus morphine for acute geriatric pain in the Emergency Department: A randomized controlled
subdissociative-dose ketamine versus ... acute geriatric pain ... #SDK #GERIKET #EBM ... #VisualAbstract ... #Geriatrics #Pain
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... Differential Diagnosis ... #oncology #diagnosis
Intravenous versus oral paracetamol for acute pain in adults in the emergency department setting: a prospective,
Intravenous versus ... paracetamol for acute pain ... #Comparison #Paracetamol ... Tylenol #APAP #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Pain #IV
Toradol - Analgesic Ceiling

Motov, S, Yasavolian, M, Likourezos, A, et al. Comparison of Intravenous Ketorolac at
Comparison of Intravenous ... Treating Acute Pain ... pubmed/27993418 #EBM ... Ceiling #Dosing #VisualAbstract
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pressure (CVP): ... Measures CVP as ... • Mixed Venous ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #comparison