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Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Disease: Early and Late ... Localized • EM ... days-weeks after EM
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
instrument has a sensitivity ... Diagnosis #Management #EM
Lyme Disease: Clinical diagnosis. Likely if recent hiking, travel to endemic area, erythema migrans (EM), an
erythema migrans (EM ... Symptoms #Early #Late
Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
Day Mortality #EBM ... #Diagnosis #EM ... risk #score #PE #Sensitivity
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
Heart Rate 2. ... Diagnosis #Management #EM
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
Pathyophysiology ... seizure) #Pathophys #EM
Hyponatremia Correction
1. Indications for Hypertonic Saline: seizure, coma, focal findings
   - typically occurs with
MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Correction #goal #rate
Stroke Rate by CHADS2 Score (Gage et al., JAMA, 2001) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=11401607 #EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology #CHADS2
Stroke Rate by CHADS2 ... term=11401607 #EBM ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
complications occur late ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Hunter's Decision Rule (Sensitivity 84%, Specificity 97%), Sternbach's criteria - Need 3 of 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity
Decision Rule (Sensitivity ... 10 symptoms: (Sensitivity ... 96%) #Diagnosis #EM