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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... MSK - Fractures ... #Electricity #Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Echocardiogram (a4c ... Mitral valve doesn ... This can be LA aneurysm ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... and bag-valve mask ... have continuous vital ... The focus is on ... #Emergency #Neurology
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
assess for neck injury ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... pupil, Cushing's triad ... pupil, normalized vital ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
to local skin injury ... ) • Neurologic ... Vascular Disease: Arterial ... Venous disease (SVC ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... specific questions to ask ... CARP, DECREASE V trials ... medical and surgical management ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Diagnosis and Management ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... - ↓ Effective arterial ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg SC ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
displaced than the mitral ... So we can identify ... atrial septal defect ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #cardiology #a4c