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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
flattening the lumbar ... flexes at the knee ... video #sports #msk
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
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Meningitis - Empiric Management ... Algorithm • ... Obtain Head CT • Lumbar ... #Meningitis #Management ... #diagnosis #Algorithm
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Knee Effusions - ... Hemarthorosis- Large number ... analysis: • MSU ... Singh @rav7ks #Knee
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Spine” Fusion of Lumbar ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Joint #Disorders #msk ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... the Management ... Seizures The management ... and bag-valve mask ... #Management #Emergency
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
 •
bypass • Below-knee ... Antithrombotic #management ... #antiplatelet #algorithm
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
positioning for lumbar ... should be flexed at knees ... and hips, knees ... flexion towards the knees ... LumbarPuncture #Management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
both reduce the number ... components of the algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm
Algorithm for Treating Constipation in Hospitalized Patients
1. Start with miralax daily, uptitrate to desired BM, consider
Algorithm for Treating ... Ann Marie Kumfer ... #Constipation #Algorithm ... #management #treatment
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
antibiotic therapy - Number ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm