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Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Triptan Selection ... Management Choosing triptans ... Reponse to given triptan ... others • Try each triptan ... , 10mg Lack of triptan
Acute Treatment of Migraine
Mild Attacks: NSAIDs, Simple Analgesics
Moderate/Severe Attacks: Triptans, Ditans, Gepants, Ergots
Non-pharmacologic Treatment: Neuromodulation, Rest,
Severe Attacks: Triptans
Drugs Useful in the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Migraine Headaches
Several classes of drugs are effective in
blocker: Verapamil TRIPTANS ... • Triptans rapidly ... • Triptans are
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Agonism: Buspirone, Triptans
D-Sign on Ultrasound
Right Ventricular Pressure vs Volume Overload
Eccentricity Index (EI) = D2/D1
RV Overload “D Sign” EI
Ventricular Pressure vs ... ” EI > 1 - POCUS ... diagnosis #cardiology #pocus
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
peripheral cause of AVS ... central cause of AVS ... patients with an AVS ... PhysicalExam #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echo (FATE) - Basic FATE views

Pos 1: Subcostal 4-chamber

Pos 2: Apical 4-chamber

Pos 3:
Focus Assessed Transthoracic ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Central Venous Catheter site selection - Clinical Decision Aid
IJ vs Subclavian vs Supraclavicular vs Femoral by
Decision Aid IJ vs ... Subclavian vs Supraclavicular ... vs Femoral by ease ... Venous #Catheters #CVC
Pediatric Skull Fracture with Associated Hematoma on POCUS

Working with the challenges of risk stratification, management of
Associated Hematoma on POCUS ... setting, where skull pocus ... decisions: dc vs ... Fracture #Hematoma #POCUS