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Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
ED Management: Pain ... reduce if needed (using ... Thumb #Metacarpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Coronary Syndrome (ACS ... ANGINA - Angina pain ... Angina pain occurs ... 3 NSTEMI - During ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
review alignment ... disrupted, treat as ... ED Management: Pain ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
review alignment ... is seen, treat as ... ED Management: Pain ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... space >3 mm on PA view ... anatomic snuff box, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ED Management: Pain ... • If stable ... DC with orthopedic ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
dependent DM ACS ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology ... risk Chest X-ray ... stratification #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Signs: weight gain ... Chest x-ray: signs ... : • ACE Inhibitors ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Delivery • Stable ... auto-transfusion and relief ... Cardiomyopathy #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology