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Femoral Nerve Block under POCUS

Here's a femoral nerve block that was done on a 2-year-old with
under POCUS ... was done on a 2-year-old ... #NerveBlock #POCUS ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Clinical #Pain
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... syndrome "Worst headache ... venous thrombosis Near ... closure glaucoma #Headache ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... originates from the ear ... , sparing the ear ... following symptoms: headache ... and ear canal
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
Dangerous Causes of Headache ... dissection: unilateral pain ... dental infection: ear ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
detachment • Retinal tear ... with onset of a headache ... • Vitritis • Tear ... ) • 50% of 65-year-olds ... retina, a retinal tear
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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injury of Lateral Femoral ... Raise Test - Pain ... inguinal ligament (near ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... History of sinus or ear ... immunization Temporal ... signs #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... #Management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a tear ... chest/abd/back pain ... Pulse deficit/differential ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
50 years • New headache ... tract: Abdominal pain ... Recurrent middle ear ... involvement, abdominal pain ... well as inner ear