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Petechiae are small, red lesions caused when capillaries leak blood into the skin. Petechiae larger than
purpura #Clinical #EM ... #IM #Derm #Petechiae
Nikolsky’s Sign - Febrile & Positive Nikolsky’s Sign: Patients in this group have the potential to
#Clinical #EM #IM ... #Derm #Nikolsky
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... distal to the DIP ... free movement of PIP ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Decompression Sickness - The physical examination revealed diffuse violaceous skin mottling over his trunk and arms
mottling over his ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #Radiology #
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Ask about precipitating ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Neuro #IM #Sycope
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
PIP joints are ... usually dorsal • DIP ... and PIP joints ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Long-Term PEITHO Results #EBM #EM #IM #PCC #PEITHO #PE #PulmonaryEmbolism #Embolism #RebelEM
Long-Term PEITHO ... Results #EBM #EM ... #IM #PCC #PEITHO
Evolution of Purpura Fulminans - On physical examination, he had small purpura on his legs (Panel
small purpura on his ... that spread to his ... #Clinical #Derm ... #EM #IM #PurpuraFulminans
Stroke Rate by CHADS2 Score (Gage et al., JAMA, 2001) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=11401607 #EBM #EM #IM #Cardiology #CHADS2
term=11401607 #EBM ... #EM #IM #Cardiology
Esophageal Necrosis
Etiology:
 - Ischemia and Gastric Outlet Obstruction with GERD may be inciting events
 - Associated
- "Two hit" Hypothesis ... most common long term ... Hospital of Baltimore IM