Rectus Sheath Hematoma
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What is the rectus sheath? How does one get a hematoma there? And how do we manage it?
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Primer on Optic Neuritis
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Working up a patient for visual loss? Concerned they have optic neuritis and not sure what to do next? Let's review some basics of optic neuritis
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Back to Basics - Alveolar Osteitis “Dry Socket”
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Basics of how to diagnose and manage alveolar osteitis, or 'dry socket', a common cause of dental pain following tooth extraction
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Back to Basics - Salicylate toxicity
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What do excedrin, pepto bismol, aspirin and oil of wintergreen have in common? Salicylates! As we know, this common drug can be quite toxic in overdose. Here we review the basics of salicylate poisoning.
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Back to Basics: PE Management in the ED
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You've diagnosed your patient with a PE! Now what?
Blood thinners? tPA? Other options?
Let's review some of the basics of PE management in the ED.
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Back to Basics: Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
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Quick and easy visual guide to anterior cord syndrome, central cord syndrome and Brown Sequard.
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Back to Basics: A Case of Traumatic Knee Pain
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A 45 year-old male with no medical history presents with Right knee pain after a mechanical fall causing him to land onto his right knee. Exam reveals moderate swelling and tenderness. He is unable to extend the knee.
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Back to Basics: Thyroid Storm
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Today's Back to Basics is a review of thyroid storm: signs & symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
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Back to Basics: Bite Wounds
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Your quick guide to the management of bite wounds in the ED - dogs, cats, and humans - oh, my!
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Back to [statistics] basics - Reliability
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Always good to review principles of statistics. Here we discuss reliability and the kappa score -
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