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Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
after age 4 Treatment ... position • Urologic emergency ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Urology
Diagnostic Algorithm for the Patient with Seizure in the Emergency Department
Does the history suggest a seizure?
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Seizure in the Emergency ... Characterize seizure - Onset ... Postictal state #Algorithm ... #management #Neurology
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... Pharmacologic treatment ... #Management #Emergency ... #Neurology
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... Algorithm for Convulsive ... #Epilepticus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Neurology #Pharmacology
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
scripts and initial treatment ... algorithms. ... • More gradual onset ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Algorithm Hypertension ... Hypertensive urgency or emergency ... secondary HTN • Onset ... HTN #Secondary #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Patient Consent Algorithm - Can your adult patient consent?

Is there an emergency?

Does the patient have capacity
Patient Consent ... Algorithm - Can ... Is there an emergency ... #Consent #Algorithm ... Capacity #Assessment #Diagnosis
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Hypertension/Hypertensive emergency ... symptoms: Acute onset ... epilepticus Treatment ... #management #neurology
Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) 

Blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI) can have 
severe neurologic sequelae. Early diagnosis is
Early diagnosis ... modalities before the onset ... treatment is delayed ... until after the onset ... #Indications #emergency
Management of Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Pruritus with no primary lesions - differential diagnosis:
- differential diagnosis ... sparingly BID-QID (onset ... #Pruritus #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Hemodialysis ... Uremia #Management #Nephrology