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Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
Blocks in Emergency ... Brachial Plexus Nerve ... Block Uses in ... abscess, and other procedures ... #block #ultrasound
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Forehead ... (2% of facial nerve ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Unilateral Acute Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Painful - Cornea
 • Keratopathy
Painful - No Abnormalities of
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Painful ... Abnormalities of the Optic Nerve ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Diplopia: Diplopia has been explored previously on ddxof. The earlier algorithm
Algorithm for the ... identifying the paretic nerve ... This algorithm uses ... potential etiologic causes ... #Diagnosis #EM #
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... a mass as the cause ... Migraine is a diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
flexed⁣⁣ • apply gentle ... needed for the procedure ... consider a femoral nerve ... block or ketorolac⁣⁣ ... #Dislocation #Procedure
Bradycardia Diagnostic and Management Algorithm

CONSIDER ETIOLOGY (not inclusive): 
 - STRUCTURAL: sick sinus, AV block, ischemia,
Bradycardia Diagnostic ... and Management Algorithm ... sick sinus, AV block ... LIFE THREATENING CAUSES ... #Bradycardia #Algorithm
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumor Cranial nerve ... neuromas Vagus nerve ... Loss of vision or black ... #differential #diagnosis
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
Suggested diagnostic ... syndrome as a cause ... before invasive procedure ... Although nonhepatic causes ... #workup #algorithm
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... described race as black ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... Pediatric #UTI #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management