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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
scaphoid fracture • ED ... Management: Pain ... ; Types II-IV, pending ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
compartment syndrome • ED ... Management: Pain ... ; Types II-IV, pending ... #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
process fracture • ED ... Management: Simple ... week; Complex, pending ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
ducts, commonly leading ... asymptomatic at diagnosis ... liver disease management ... #Cholangitis #diagnosis ... #management #summary
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
at onset • Tearing ... Marfans, EDS ... Shock Treatment - ED ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Purpose: We sought to develop a patient decision aid to promote shared decision-making for patients who
have no serious diagnosis ... at an 8th-grade reading ... with a negative diagnostic ... #Management #PatientInfo ... #Cardiology #EM
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
• Towards the end ... Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #management #cardiology
Los Angeles Classification of Reflux Esophagitis
Accurate endoscopic assessment of reflux esophagitis is vital in making accurate
decisions on patients' management ... #Esophagitis #diagnosis ... #grading #gastroenterology ... #EGD
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
: Testing The diagnosis ... sphincter to relax EGD ... secondary causes leading ... #management #treatment ... #gastroenterology