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Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
heart failure • JVD ... exertion • No rales ... Examination #chf #cardiology ... #heartfailure #physicalexam
Cannon A Waves on Neck Examination

Cannon a waves! Notice that it occurs randomly, not predictably w/
s max tracking rate ... #AWaves #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common ... sinusitis Sinusitis uncommon ... hypoxemia) or rales ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Cannon A waves during AVNRT on Physical Exam
In AVNRT, the atria and ventricles contract nearly simultaneously
transmitted to JV ... Cannon A per minute=rate ... Awaves #AVNRT #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Cardiology
Table of Common Rate Control Agents via AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines #Management #Pharm #EM #IM #Cardiology #Afib #Common
Table of Common ... Rate Control Agents ... Management #Pharm #EM ... #IM #Cardiology ... #Afib #Common #
Kussmaul's Sign on Neck Physical Examination

Elderly woman with a history of myocardial revascularization surgery is hospitalized
It is also a common ... Kussmauls #Sign #PhysicalExam ... Video #Clinical #JVP ... #Neck #Veins #Cardiology
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
listed in the table ... nodule detection rate ... #EBM #Radiology ... MalignancyRate #Rate
Atrial Flutter on Neck Examination

If you can dx this rhythm, you are born before 1960. 
Early
the ventricular rate ... Flutter #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #JVP #Clinical ... #Video #Cardiology
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
extend thumb] most common ... • If stable ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
to Adults from Common ... Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Nuclear #Comparison #Table