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Patient Preference for white coat by clinical care setting and physician gender. ED, emergency department.

#Policy #Physician
clinical care setting ... Professionalism #Setting ... #WhiteCoat #BMJ
Patient Rating of physician attire across preference domains

#Policy #Physician #Doctor #Attire #Clothing #Rating #Patient #Preferences #Professionalism
#BMJ #scrubs #whitecoat
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... Sens: 5% (40% if sitting ... Meningitis #diagnosis #testing
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
Fecal Occult Blood Testing ... the ambulatory setting ... particularly on inpatient setting ... to unnecessary testing ... #OccultBlood #Testing
Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
patient returns to sitting ... with repeated testing ... #physicalexam #testing
Abnormal pulsation in the neck in the setting of Aortic Coarctation

10 yo male,  his father
the neck in the setting ... has TGV with a Senning
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam

Edema occurs when fluid that accumulates in tissues leads to swelling. When
Pitting Edema on ... In non-pitting edema ... due to prolonged sitting ... #Pitting #Edema
RSI	and	Ventilator	Settings	Algorithm
#Management #Peds #RSI #RapidSequenceIntubation #VentilatorSettings #Algorithm #PEMSource
and Ventilator Settings
Grades of Pitting Edema

 0+ No pitting edema 
 1+ Mild pitting edema. 2 mm depression
Grades of Pitting ... Edema 0+ No pitting ... edema 1+ Mild pitting ... 2+ Moderate pitting ... #PhysicalExam #Pitting
A Non-Invasive approach to Respiratory Failure
 • COPD and Ventilatory Failure → NiPPV with Bi-level Settings
with Bi-level Settings ... CPAP or Bi-level Settings