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Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture ... prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... Here's a quick summary ... provide wound care ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Mandible Fracture Management in the ED

Workup:
 - Panorex or Facial/Mandible CT scan 
 - Inspect oral
cavity for dental trauma ... lacerations, which are ... Treatment - Closed ... occasionally are ... surgery consult #Diagnosis
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Shock - OnePager Summary ... essential to determine treatment ... syndrome etc), Trauma ... (myocardial contusion ... Undifferentiated #Shock #diagnosis
Diagnosed my own rib fracture! Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Rib #Fracture #POCUS
Diagnosed my own ... rib fracture! ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... (POCUS) Dr. ... #clinical #Trauma
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... adenopathies, confusion ... Unknown cause Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Surgical Care - ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
31 • First US case ... emergency 2020-3-12 Diagnosis ... unilateral* • POCUS ... COVID19 #Cheatsheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #Summary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager Summary ... Syndromes (PRS) are ... is the defining feature ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This post will focus ... arise from blunt trauma ... are diagnosed with ... Pulmonary Contusion
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Case description ... • Treatment: Conservative ... Differential diagnosis ... • Direct trauma ... /contusion: Soft-tissue