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Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nerve Blocks - Nerve Distribution, Agents and Dosing Table
Pain Assessment ... Distribution, Agents ... and Dosing Table ... #Medications #Doses ... #Dosing #Table
Ultrasound (POCUS) For Nerve Blocks
Nerve block sites, agents, dosing and duration
Infographic by Dr. David Cisewski @dhcisewski
#Management
Blocks Nerve block ... sites, agents, ... dhcisewski #Management #Pain ... #Nerve #Block # ... #Doses #Table
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
• Neuropathic pain ... damage to sacral nerves ... in legs does not ... Syndrome #MSK #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology ... , Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... depression, Poor coping ... -HT4 agonists Pain
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
periorbital edema -> Pain ... - Impinges on nerves ... cornea -> Corneal drying ... Orbital #Cellulitis #pathophysiology ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... or without back pain ... brain and/or optic nerve ... Immunomodulatory agents
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... threat Cranial Nerves ... Possible responses to pain ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... headache and abd pain ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... treated in a single dose
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
abdomen if abdominal pain ... 24-48 h and ANC rising ... incontinence - High-dose ... differentiating agent ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Compartment Syndrome Pearls
A vicious cycle of increased pressure within a facial compartment leading to compression of
Pathophysiology: ... Tubular necrosis Diagnosis ... of other signs does ... to muscles and nerves ... #management #pathophysiology