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FOAMCast: Penile Fracture Diagnosis, Management and Consultation Algorithm

#Diagnosis #Management #Urology #Penile #Penis #Fracture #Algorithm #Consultation
FOAMCast: Penile Fracture ... Diagnosis, Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Urology #Penile ... #Penis #Fracture
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Stroke Evaluation ... and Management ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #differential #neurology ... #CVA
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
Evaluation of Electrical ... ED arrival MSK ... - Fractures, dislocations ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Emergency #Algorithm
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... include a: • Neurologic ... , CVA • Infectious ... #otology #otolaryngology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #management #neurology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... b) CHF c) CVA ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Idiopathic: etiology ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... , arrhythmias Etiology ... only if no clear cause ... Calcium 2-3g IV Ca-gluconate ... #potassium #nephrology
Approach to Microscopic Hematuria 

Microscopic hematuria is often incidental but may be associated with urologic malignancy.
RBC's, cellular casts ... on microscopic evaluation ... #Microscopic #diagnosis ... #management #urology