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Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
Clinical #Derm #EM ... #Pneumatosis #CT ... #NEJM
Common Causes of the Different Categories of Dizziness #Diagnosis #PrimaryCare #EM #IM #Differential #Dizziness #Vertigo #Disequilibrium
#PrimaryCare #EM ... Lightheadedness #Table #NEJM
CT showing GSW to head. #trauma #photo #em #emergencymedicine #neurosurgery
CT showing GSW to ... trauma #photo #em
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma (PECARN) - Need for Head CT #Diagnosis #Management
Need for Head CT ... Diagnosis #Management #EM
Hyperkalemia after Missed Hemodialysis - Initial electrocardiogram showed peaked T waves and a prolonged QT segment
Clinical #Cardiology #EM ... Hyperkalemia #PeakedT #NEJM
Fernando SM et al. Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in
Fernando SM et al ... pubmed/29404582 #EBM
Autoantibodies and their Disease Associations
ANA - Non-specific; common in SLE, autoimmune hepatitis
Anti-CCP, Rheumatoid factor - RA
Anti-dsDNA
syndrome Anti-Scl ... (Diffuse) Anti-Sm ... Celiac disease Anti-GBM
Septal Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM)

52yo worsening exertional sx and murmur. EKG nonspecific, Serial trops (-) 
EM resident
Serial trops (-) EM ... thickening and SAM ... MRI (+) septal HCM ... + SAM ==> D/C with ... Cardiomyopathy #HOCM #HCM
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) and ANCA (Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies)
 • Systemic lupus erythematosus
   1. Anti-dsDNA
Anti-Sm (Smith) ... scleroderma) - Anti-Scl ... + 90% • Anti-GBM
Cancer Risk from CT - The lifetime attributable risk of 1 cancer from CT by age,
Cancer Risk from CT ... 1 cancer from CT ... scanned area is: #EBM ... #EM #Radiology ... #CancerRisk #CT