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Malaria in Returning Travelers

Signs and Symptoms for Malaria with Likelihood Ratios 

Does this patient have malaria?
Returning Travelers Signs ... and Symptoms for ... Epub 2010 Nov 5. ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam ... #Symptoms #Signs
Brudzinski's sign is a physically demonstrable symptom of meningitis. It is characterized by reflexive flexion of
Brudzinski's sign ... physically demonstrable symptom ... following passive neck ... #Brudzinskis #sign ... neurology #meningitis #physicalexam
Lancisi's sign in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation - Physical Exam
Note the large systolic jugular venous wave caused
Lancisi's sign in ... IJ vein seen on POCUS ... #Lancisis #sign ... Regurgitation #PhysicalExam ... #Cardiology #Neck
Stone in Neck (SIN) Sign of Acute Cholecystitis

Always eval the GB neck - impacted stone-in-neck (SIN)
Stone in Neck (SIN ... Always eval the GB neck ... impacted stone-in-neck ... 97% and a ppv of ... Cholelithiasis #POCUS
Stone-In-Neck Sign on Gallbladder POCUS

This 40yo F presented with R flank pain. Here is her biliary
Stone-In-Neck Sign ... lodged in the neck ... sign). ... surgery based on her symptoms ... #SiN #Sign #POCUS
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Diagnosis and Management ... When present, symptoms ... , signs, and complications ... • "Vasomotor" symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
5th metacarpal neck ... onto the hand Symptoms ... Management: - ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Metacarpal #Diagnosis #Management
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
/Presentation Symptoms ... • 10% GI symptoms ... unilateral* • POCUS ... bronchograms Nick ... Cheatsheet #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
indicated; expose neck ... to assess for neck ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
pulse pressure (PPV ... is analogous to PPV ... precede other signs ... predicts FR by Nick ... comparison #challenges #management