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High Pressure Injection Injury 

• External exam may look deceptively innocuous
• Delayed pain as inflammation sets
as inflammation sets ... Hand #Diagnosis #Management
Physiologic changes of geriatric patients
-Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS)

#GeriatricTrauma #Physiology #Trauma #EMS #differential #diagnosis
Medical Services (JEMS
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Symptoms are non-specific:
 - Headache 90%
 - Nausea/vomiting 50%
 - Vertigo 50%
 - Altered
affected (inc pets ... Toxicology #diagnosis #management
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
confirmed appendicitis gets ... multimodal pain management ... Regional #Anesthesia #Management
Ureteral Jet on Bladder POCUS

Ureteral jets are a beautiful thing. This one looks like Genie emerging
Ureteral Jet on ... POCUS Ureteral jets ... #Ureteral #Jet
How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
blood culture sets ... if 2 out of 2 sets
Approach to Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Patients underqoinq Noncardiac Surgery
1. Emergent Surgery?
2. Risk Stratify eg NSQIP
3.
Eval METS 4.
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Bronchial carcinoid, Mets ... Primary lung, Mets
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hyperthyroid, Bony Mets
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
the facial nerve gets