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Visual Abstract - Rocuronium vs. Succinylcholine for Pre-hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation

JAMA. 2019;322(23):2303-2312. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.1825 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2757578

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Visual Abstract ... Visual Abstract ... VisualAbstract #Prehospital ... #EMS #RSI #Intubation ... #EBM
PAMPER - Prehospital Plasma during Air Medical Transport in Trauma Patients at Risk for Hemorrhagic Shock

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PAMPER - Prehospital ... hemorrhagic shock, the prehospital ... - Visual Abstract ... Hemorrhagic #Shock #EMS ... VisualAbstract #EBM
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... Pharyngitis • 200 ... diagnoses a year Viral ... (herpangina), EBV ... #Causes #differential
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
Causes of Pharyngitis ... - Differential ... Rarely Syphilis • Viral ... : EBV, CMV, HSV, ... #Differential #
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis ... : Differential Diagnosis ... pallidum • Diffuse viral ... syndromes: EBV, ... Diagnosis #causes
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis ... Viral • Adenovirus ... Cold, croup • EBV ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... Timing: early (distal ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #Macroscopic #Differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... virus • CMV • EBV ... vomiting • Myalgia, pharyngitis ... Good indicator to differentiate ... CNS #Infections #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... effect/Edema • EBV ... CNS #Infections #differential
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... Most commonly caused