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Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rule ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle
Ottawa Ankle Rule #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Ortho #Sports #Ottawa #Ankle #Foot #Rule
Ottawa Ankle Rule ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
Evidence supports the Ottawa ... ankle rules as ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle
The Ottawa ankle rule is an excellent screening tool for patients with ankle and foot injuries.
The Ottawa ankle ... patients with ankle ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports ... #Ottawa #Ankle
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Approach to Headaches ... - Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... arteritis • Acute angle ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
pressure, acute-angle ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... pupils - Acute angle ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Headache Syndromes 
Sudden onset of pain - "Thunder clap" with any decreased mentation, any positive focal
Headache Syndromes ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... "Worst headache ... arteritis or acute angle ... #Syndromes #diagnosis
Mydriasis and Miosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Causes of Mydriasis:
Dilated pupils (mydriasis) more than 7mm
 • Unilateral
- Differential Diagnosis ... Comatose), Acute angle ... pupil, Migraine Headache ... Miosis: Horner's syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
L2, L3, L4 • Ankle ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes of Headache ... Glaucoma—acute angle ... usual or customary headache ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... differential #emergency #diagnosis