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Writing a Prescription - Clerkship Starter Pack

- Amy Chung, MD, MSc @AmyChung 

#Prescription #Writing #Signature #Rx
Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Prescription #Writing #Signature ... #Instructions #Format
U/S - Is the shoulder IN or OUT?

Top Clip: IN (No Dislocation)
Bottom Clip: OUT (Anterior Dislocation!)
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EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder ... Anterior #Comparison #Normal
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Proximal Weakness, Normal ... Myopathy (Also caused ... hydroxychloroquine therapy), Normal ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK
Ulcerative Colitis vs Crohn's Disease - IBD Comparison Table
Ulcerative Collitis
 - Location
between diseased and normal ... ileum • Most cases ... of relatively normal ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... Areflexia (loss of normal ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
lower limit of normal ... predictive of all‐cause ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #POCUS
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... bilateral B-lines - Normal ... unilateral B-lines - Normal ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
Mental Status Exam (MSE ... ) Note: The MSE ... labile • Thought form ... goal-oriented (normal ... , the symptoms caused
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
hypophosphatemia can mask ... To estimate the normal ... Differential #Curbsiders #Causes
Botfly Larvae on POCUS
JEM Case of the week: 22 yo previously healthy woman presents with an
Botfly Larvae on POCUS ... JEM Case of the ... Vitals normal. ... was found via POCUS ... Botfly #Larvae #POCUS