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Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
Tips for reducing ... or recline with hips ... the patient a knee ... Dislocation #Procedure #MSK ... #Knee #Clinical
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
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
should be flexed at knees ... and hips, knees ... flexion towards the knees ... LumbarPuncture #Management
CPAP Troubleshooting Tips
1. Wrong size/style mask → try a different mask, nasal pillows
2. Trouble getting used
Troubleshooting Tips ... Wrong size/style mask ... try a different mask ... Troubleshooting #Tips ... #management #problems
Approach to Antithrombotic Therapy in Peripheral Artery Disease
Increased Ischemic Risk:
 • Prior MI
 • Diabetes
 •
bypass • Below-knee ... Antithrombotic #management ... #antiplatelet #algorithm
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... dorsal • DIP and PIP ... tendon) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
fracture • ED Management ... free movement of PIP ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Outpatient Hypertension Management ... Algorithm Monotherapy ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Hypertension #Management ... #Algorithm #PrimaryCare
Difficult Airway Algorithm

1. Assess the likelihood and clinical impact of basic management problems: 
 • Difficulty
Difficult Airway Algorithm ... impact of basic management ... • Difficult mask ... difficult airway management ... Difficult #airway #algorithm
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
ED arrival MSK ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm