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Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
Evidence supports ... specificity, and its use should ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Ortho #Sports
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder ... Management The shoulder ... joint, 95% of shoulder ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
PHQ9 Depression Severity Scores and Proposed Treatment Actions
#Diagnosis #Management #PHQ9 #Depression #Severity #Scores #Scale
Depression Severity Scores ... and Proposed Treatment ... Actions #Diagnosis ... Depression #Severity #Scores
Drugs Used for the Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

** Editor Note (from ophthalmology MD input) - Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine
Drugs Used for the Treatment ... Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine should ... macular pathology" should ... in setting of short ... term treatment.
Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) at the level of the Aortic Valve

Phased array transducer; parasternal short axis/indicator
Parasternal Short ... towards patient's L shoulder ... tilted towards R shoulder ... #Parasternal #Short ... #Axis #PSAX #echocardiogram
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
other explanation should ... effusion, or z scores ... echo is positive, treatment ... should be given ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
50 years in men Diagnosis ... treatment Of ocular ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... within 3 years of diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
Classify severity Treatment ... possible, patients should ... by a hemophilia treatment ... athletic regimens should ... #Management #treatment
Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Diagnosis of TTP:
 • Rare and severe, ADAMTS13 deficiency
 • Autoimmune
Treatment of Thrombotic ... Purpura (TTP) Diagnosis ... HUS) Treatment ... soon as TTP is diagnosed ... PLEX and RTX • Short-term
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... pathogens (ideally should ... Procalcitonin - Other diagnostics ... indicated (e.g. echocardiogram ... algorithm #schema #Diagnosis