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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
pain, locking or catching ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #physicalexam #msk
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
of Electrical Injury ... coma, spinal cord injury ... ED arrival MSK ... #Electrical #Injury ... Management #Emergency #Algorithm
Outpatient Hypertension Management Algorithm
Monotherapy: 
 • Thiazide/thiazide-like 
 • ACE-I (non-black patients), 
 • ARB
Hypertension Management Algorithm ... • Acute Kidney Injury ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Hypertension #Management #Algorithm
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
shooting, gnawing, aching ... • Spinal injury ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Colitis - Management Algorithm ... Potential GI SE, liver injury ... efficacy when switching ... 5-ASA brands Algorithm ... Mild #Moderate #Algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
to Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI) What to ask ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
below the site of injury ... below the site of injury ... atrophy) • Muscle twitching ... differential #algorithm
Algorithm for Acute ED Management of Excited Delirium 

Pearls for Appropriate Restraint:
- 1 person for each
Algorithm for Acute ... oxygen as a spit mask ... neuromuscular injury ... Excited #Delirium #Algorithm
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
pain, locking or catching ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #physicalexam #msk
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
pain, locking or catching ... Knee #Meniscal #Injury ... #physicalexam #msk