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Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
, e.g. central line ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... pericardiocentesis kit (eg ... • Diagnostic ... a dramatic clinical
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Pathophysiology ... Clinical Features ... Diagnosis: • ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... most common in young ... to the femur ( e.g ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology
Type A Dissection on POCUS (PLAX view)

39 yo M w CP drops his BP in ED.
yo M w CP drops his ... Non-ischemic EKG ... What's the Diagnosis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #POCUS
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
axis view of a young ... x-ray and and ECG ... Beside ultrasound ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... transplantation CLINICAL ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... the underlying pathophysiology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Infection (e.g ... syphilis, and HIV ... Impotence - Saddle anesthesia ... loss - Saddle anesthesia ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... by excretion (e.g ... its metabolism (e.g ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Ethylene glycol - HIV
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical features of the most common types
Patterned hair loss:
 - Age: puberty or older
Nonscarring Alopecias: Clinical ... imbalance, general anesthesia ... alopecia in 5% of cases ... with animals (eg ... #differential #diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal 4 Chamber

50's male witnessed arrest. Unknown hx. AED no
Diagnosis? ... PSSA from case- ... getting 12 lead ECG ... Echocardiogram #ultrasound ... #Cardiology #clinical