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Instructions on how to perform the swinging light test to detect a relative afferent pupillary defect.

http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/01/05/cmaj.140685

Normal
Instructions on ... dark room, bright pen ... Instructions on ... #PhysicalExam #Ophthalmology ... #Test #Instructions
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... Open chest with ... Deliver Heart • Right ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Lateral Canthotomy Procedure Instructions and Supply Checklist

Equipment 
 - Anesthetic 
 - Syringe with 27 gauge
Canthotomy Procedure Instructions ... and Supply Checklist ... Canthotomy #Procedure #Instructions ... #Ophthalmology ... #Supplies #Checklist
ICU Hypotension - Evaluation Algorithm

OFTEN Mnemonic:

OWN THE PULSE PRESSURE 

FEEL YOUR PATIENT'S LEGS 

TEST FOR FLUID
RESPONSIVENESS ECHO/POCUS ... AND REMEMBER THE RIGHT ... OFTEN #Mnemonic #Checklist
Resuscitative Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions
When? ASAP. Within 4 minutes when possible.
Who? Pregnant patient with uterus above
Hysterotomy - Procedure Instructions ... Fingers: Bluntly open ... Hysterotomy #Procedure #Instructions ... #checklist #obstetrics
Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: ED Thoracotomy Instructions
1. CALL FOR HELP.
2. GATHER SUPPLIES.
   +/- Sterile gloves,
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... Open up: Retractor ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions

Do 4 minutes into arrest if uterus above the umbilicus

1. Manage Arrest
 • Compressions,
Perimortem Hysterotomy Instructions ... - Bluntly open ... #Hysterotomy #Instructions ... Emergency #management #checklist
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Pigmentosa (Decreased night ... • Glaucoma (Open-Angle ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
keep the eyes open ... to the affected right ... Maneuver #BPPV #Instructions
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Sediment Examination Instructions ... and condenser focus ... #Examination #Instructions ... #steps #checklist