Back to Basics: The Slit Lamp Exam
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Last week, we covered the components of the slit lamp. This week, we're reviewing how to perform the slit lamp exam.
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Anil Reddy, MD
Back to Basics: Slit Lamp 101
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Do you avoid the slit lamp at all costs because it intimidates you? Start getting comfortable with the components of the Weiss SL 120 Slit Lamp in this guide.
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Risk Stratification in Upper GI Bleeding
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We encounter patients with upper GI bleeding frequently. While some of these are obviously ill and in need of urgent intervention and/or admission, others appear well and we might consider sending them home - but how do we decide who is low risk enough to discharge? Is there an evidence based approach to risk stratify patients with upper GI bleeds?
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Back to Basics: Shock in Trauma
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An unconscious 35 y/o male presents from the scene of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident. The patient is intubated and hypotensive but there is no source of external bleeding. FAST is negative. Blood products are given with no response. CT imaging shows no evidence of bleeding. What should you consider?
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Back to Basics: Peritonsillar Abscess
Sore throat? Hot Potatoe voice? What's more bread and butter EM than drainage of a peritonsillar abscess?!?! Read on below for a few pearls when it comes to diagnosing and draining.
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