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This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
ultrasound got him ... and left atrium should ... between these can ... Michael Macias, EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
-> Miliary TB Can ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... isoniazid for an ... Initiating Treatment ... patients should
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
-> Miliary TB Can ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... isoniazid for an ... Initiating Treatment ... patients should
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
When looking at an ... Splint: Posterior long ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #MSK
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... affected part should ... globules in the lung ... tibia/fibula) and hip ... including DM • Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... or diagnostic tests ... before beginning treatment ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
activation of an ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
surgery to make an ... specific questions to ask ... determine if stress test ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... unless prior heart/lung
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... secretions and should ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Coccidioidomycosis due to Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides
infection that can ... spherules in the lungs ... disseminated disease and should ... prompt additional tests ... TREATMENT: Clinically