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Orofacial Pain: Identification and Initial Management
#Management #PrimaryCare #Orofacial #Headache #ENT #Referral #Assessment #BMJ
Orofacial Pain: ... ENT #Referral #Assessment ... #BMJ
Acute coronary syndrome: Assessment of acute chest pain of suspected cardiac origin #Management #EM #Student #ACS
coronary syndrome: Assessment ... of acute chest pain ... AcuteCoronarySyndrome #BMJ
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... Primary Otalgia - Pain ... from the ear - Pain ... Cranial Nerve V: • TMJ ... Oral exam • TMJ
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... • CXR • CBC, BMP ... MatthewHoMD #Chest #Pain
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... mmHg • HCO3 (on BMP ... Acetazolamide Causes ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... - Salicylates Causes
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
Pain, Agitation, ... stepwise daily assessment ... tool to assess pain ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
recurrence or growth assessment ... identify non-calculus causes ... flank or abdominal pain ... for non-calculus causes
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
infections, bone pain ... cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... -> AML: Blast crises ... , fever, joint pain
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... • Other common assessment ... of other common causes ... crackles, chest pain ... Any opioid can cause
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Observation during assessment ... patient was having pain ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... or twice during assessment ... more times during assessment