Spinal fractures – stable or unstable?
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The daily educational pearl – management of rhabdomyolysis
Management of rhabdomyolysis
Avoid ABCD in AF with WPW !
The daily educational pearl – Sweet syndrome
Sweet syndrome (acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis)
= tender, red-to-purple papules and nodules + fever + peripheral neutrophilia
The daily educational pearl – sudden sniffing death syndrome
Sudden sniffing death syndrome
– sudden death after sniffing an inhalant, due to cathecolamine surge (patient startled or being caught in the act)
The daily educational pearl – ketamine induced cystitis
Ketamine induced cystitis
= inflammation, fibrosis, decreased compliance of the bladder, papillary necrosis; if extensive scarring occurs, it can cause hydronephrosis and renal failure
Easy to remember mnemonic for PERC score calculation !
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The daily educational pearl – Lethargy and Nausea in an Elderly Patient
Your next patient is an 83 yo man who is brought to the emergency department by ambulance complaining of increasing nausea and feeling lethargic. He has a history of AF so you decide to do an ECG.
Causes precipitating DKA/HHS in a Diabetic
Five I’s
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The daily educational pearl – naloxone dosing
You suspect that your patient has opioid toxicity and you decide to administer naloxone. But how much?