Back to Basics: Decompression Illness
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While the scuba diving decompression illnesses of decompression sickness and arterial gas embolism are treated the same, the pathophysiology and presentation are different.
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Back to Basics: Hematuria
SHIIITTS can help you remember the common causes of blood in #1.
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Back to Basics: Foreign Body Ingestion
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In 2010, there were approximately 535,000 ED visits for foreign bodies. Approximately 80-90% of ingested foreign bodies pass through the GI tract without complications while the rest require intervention. What are some basics that you need to know about foreign bodies that ingested, aspirated and inserted?
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Back to Basics: Forearm Fracture-Dislocations
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A quick visual summary of forearm fracture-dislocations
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Back to Basics: Kawaski Disease
Read on for a "can't-miss" diagnosis that should be on your differential for a child with prolonged (>/= 5 days) fever.
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Back to Basics: First Metacarpal Fractures
Looking for a quick review of first metacarpal fractures? Read no further.
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Back to Basics: Symptomatic Hypothyroidism
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A patient is sent into the ED for "abnormal test results" by their PCP and found to have hypothyroidism. What's our next step in the ED?
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Back to Basics: Tickborne Illnesses
As the weather warms in most parts of the country, we need to begin including tickborne illnesses on our differentials. Read below for a quick summary of some of the most common tickborne illnesses.
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Back to Basics: Postpartum Hemorrhage
As EM physicians, we receive training in obstetrics. While most of us don't walk into a shift *hoping* for a delivery, we are trained to handle these cases if the present. Postpartum hemorrhage can be a complication of even a "normal" delivery. Read on below for some pearles regarding how to manage a postpartum hemorrhage.
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Back to Basics: Vaginal Bleeding in Late Pregnancy
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You're working in your new hospital without ObGyn coverage and your triage nurse informs you that "there is a woman bleeding up front...she looks pregnant." You begin to run a differential through your head of what that problem could be. Read on below for diagnoses to consider.
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