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What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... initial treatment algorithms ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery ... mesentericischemia #comparison
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
with Aberration Source ... Electrocardiogram #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada ... #Algorithm
Basic algorithm for diagnosis and management of hoarseness

Image Source: Peng  KA , Kim I,
Basic algorithm ... diagnosis and management ... hoarseness Image Source ... Surgery: A case ... otolaryngology ;#surgery
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
monitor patient and source ... supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Previous gastric surgery ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
sepsis, consider source ... abandon or limit surgery ... Discuss ongoing management ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
long-term outcomes or comparison ... volume reduction surgery ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
consult vascular surgeon ... mainstay of initial management ... • Discontinue source ... N2O • Tell surgeon ... #Workup
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Fever Without a Source ... years - Additional Workup ... PCV) #Diagnosis #Management ... #Peds #EM #Workup ... #Algorithm #PCV
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
similarities and differences ... hormones that work ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #treatment