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Lateral Canthotomy - Procedure Instructions
1) Identify the lateral canthus.
Cleanse the area with antiseptic and anesthetize with
Lateral Canthotomy ... cut through this ligament ... cantonal ligament ... #Instructions #Management ... #Ophthalmology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Compression/injury of Lateral ... on palpation of lateral ... inguinal ligament ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... infiltration) Differential ... Intrahepatic Cholestasis Management ... obgyn #diagnosis #management ... #pathophysiology
Approach to the evaluation of the swollen red eyelid.
Am Fam Physician. 2015 Jul 15;92(2):106-112.

#Diagnosis #Management #Ophthalmology
#Diagnosis #Management ... #Ophthalmology ... #Red #Eyelid #Differential ... #Algorithm #AAFP
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Amyotrophic Lateral ... pathologic finding of lateral ... sclerosis Pathophysiology ... conditions listed in differential ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... • Should be on differential ... that precedes a later ... Pathophysiology: ... Management: SURGERY
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... Hyperreflexia develops later ... cord lesion • Bilateral ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis for Retrobulbar Hemorrhage- Procedure Instructions

Quickly throw a few cc's of lido with
Lateral Canthotomy ... epinephrine into the lateral ... canthal ligament ... #Management #Lateral ... Retrobulbar #Hemorrhage #Ophthalmology
Conjunctival Pigmented Lesions: Diagnosis and Management
Pigmented lesions that arise from the conjunctiva include nevus, complexion-associated melanosis
Diagnosis and Management ... source, such as pigment ... is essential to differentiate ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Ophtalmology #