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Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
to opioids for pain ... emergency department ... #Pharmacology # ... PainSyndromes #Indications ... #Pathways #Table
Intern Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic Pain Management Options
Anti-inflammatory:
 • Acetaminophen (24 hours: < 3-4g in healthy
Pocket Cards - Pharmacologic ... Pain Management ... on steroids, on ASA ... #Ladder #medications ... #pharmacology #
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
and Management ... triad: Bleeding, abdominal ... pain, and palpable ... abdominal mass ... compression of AAA
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
- Review of medication ... increase the risk of abdominal ... Pain control - ... limit them as able ... Pancreatitis #Checklist #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
- Allergies to medications ... and undergoing AAA ... or upper abdominal ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
disequilibrium syndrome • Diagnosis ... irrigation • Management ... Postoperative abdominal ... Diuresis #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
GRACE-2 Guidelines for Low-Risk, Recurrent Abdominal Pain in the ED

1) Should adult ED patients with low-risk,
Pain in the ED ... pain receive a ... and/or non-pharmacologic ... #Pain #Emergency ... #diagnosis #management