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Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
antiseptics or antibiotics ... Contraindications: Allergy ... secondary dressing, allergy ... growth, especially antibiotic-resistant ... Dressings #Materials #management
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture ... - ED Management ... MetroHealth_EM #Boxers ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis Algorithm
Does patient have recurrent episodes of urticaria, angioedema or isolated GI
Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis ... affirms ≥2 of these boxes ... early symptom • Ticks ... in areas with ticks ... #Algorithm #allergy
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
IDSA Surgical Wound ... Algorithm for the management ... anaphylaxis or hives) allergy ... to β-lactam antibiotics ... #SurgicalSite #Wound
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
What is a Boxer’ ... Management: - ... - Overlying wounds ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Referral
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
will represent antibiotics ... from above the antibiotic ... , it would cast ... Narrow spectrum antibiotics ... #pharmacology #management
Lyme Disease Pearls

Epidemiology: Ixodes scapularis carrying borrelia 
have spread and are now found in 
growing areas
spread and are now found ... states Also found ... Shorter course of antibiotics ... old is fine #Diagnosis ... #Management #LymeDisease
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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Most commonly found ... Most commonly found ... Warm compresses, antibiotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ophthalmology
In general, we expand antibiotics too soon in cellulitis, as clinical response (e.g. reduction in edema/erythema,
general, we expand antibiotics ... wrong drug” that would ... support switching antibiotics ... ) alternative diagnosis ... #EBM #ID #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Lung Abscess Management ... : • Antibiotics ... in case of PCN allergy ... differential #causes #management