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Labs for CHF
Bmp, trop, cbc, cxr, ekg
What modality in a mod-high risk for PE/
CT for PE
Pregnancy D-Dimer levels?
Doubles
Epidural hematoma
Arterial blood
Direct trauma
Period of lucidity and rapid decline
Proximal humeral fx
Proximal causes axillary problems
COPD
Duoneb x3, O2 levels at 95% or below
Watch out for blebs- can become pneumothorax
Asthma
-duoneb, decardon, cpap and bipap, mag if its bad
Viral meningitis
-enterovirus
MI vessels
LISA L
Lateral is circumflex
Inferior is RCA
S/A is LAD
SAH
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Snake bites
-if local then relax
If swelling then use
Systemic invenomation gets antivenom,
Dry bites are 25%
Brown sequard
-propioception and vibration on same side below and pain/movement on opposite side
Chance fracture
-Seat belts, extension injury
CHF
Ekg,cxr, IV NITRO!!, lasix. Lasix IV is 2x efficient
Give em cpap or bipap if need bee.
TM ruptures
Posterior superior side- leading to chaines
Bugs in ear
Lidocaine or mineral oil
Seizures?
Benzos
MI? Whats definitive treatment
PCI within 120 mins
HOTN and AAA signs?
US or CT,
Unstable? NO CT
Temporal arteritits
-ESR, 50+, biopsy
WHen someone has syncope what do you need?
EKG
Murphy’s sige?
RUQ US, and ceftriaxone 2gms
MC kidney stone etiology
Calcium oxalate stone
Beer, wheat germ, and spinach are high in oxlate
US testicular torsion?
Phren sign doesn’t relieve pain.
Absent cremaster reflex
Urology constuls
Dendritic lesions on eye?
HSV
Trifluridine
Viroptic
Chem in eyes?
Wash out to 7.4 pH
Recheck pH in 30 mins
Base vs acids?
Bases make necrosis, acids make coags
Nasal fx
Saddle deformtitiy- decongestants, no nose bloweing, pain meds
Trench foot
First stage is numbness.
Birght red at right
Usually painless
EKG changes in pericarditis?
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BNP numbers?
Number is under 100, raided is 100-400. High is over 400.