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Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Injury in the Emergency ... ED arrival MSK ... dislocations (posterior shoulder ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
the Management ... and bag-valve mask ... ensuring adequate perfusion ... Patients should ... #Management #Emergency
Joint Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Monoarthritis
 • Septic
 • Crystalline
     - Gout
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Crystalline - Gout ... “Bamboo Spine” Fusion ... Erythematosus (SLE), should ... Joint #Disorders #msk
Algorithm for Acute ED Management of Excited Delirium 

Pearls for Appropriate Restraint:
- 1 person for each
Algorithm for Acute ... ED Management of ... - Restraints should ... oxygen as a spit mask ... #Management #Emergency
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND ... honeycomb’ or ‘pepper pot ... interrogation as it should ... infrapatellar bursa of the knee ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... NMO-IgG (anti-AQP4) should ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... should be ordered ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management
The Vortex is based on the principle that there are three ‘nonsurgical’ techniques to establish a
use of a face mask ... ‘CICO rescue’ (emergency ... the traditional algorithm-based ... means that airway management ... mandated by an algorithm
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... they have one post ... medical and surgical management