Overview Angina refers to chest pain on exertion. The chest pain is always sub-sternal, and is described as crushing/heavy, lasts minutes to hours, and may radiate to the upper arm…...
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Overview Emphasis in thoracic trauma is on proper airway and breathing (since injury can be to the airway structures themselves). Patients with thoracic trauma should be put on 100% O2…...
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Overview Trauma is the leading cause of death and disability in pts < 40yo, and is the third most common cause of death overall. The formula patient + mechanism =…...
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Overview Most patients with HIV are asymptomatic but some present with a flu-like illness in the weeks following exposure. Transmission HIV is spread parentally via infected body fluids (sexual contact,…...
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Pilonidal Disease Pilonidal means “nest of hair”. Pilonidal disease refers to an abscess, cyst or sinus in the intergluteal cleft, often containing hair or other debris. They commonly occur along…...
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Anatomy of the Anal Canal Above the dentate line Below the dentate line Origin Hindgut (Endoderm) Cloaca (Ectoderm) Epithelium Simple columnar Non-keratinizing stratified squamous Arterial supply Superior rectal artery br.…...
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Summary of important cognitive milestones Age Milestones 1 month old Reacts to voice, established eye contact 2 months old Tracks object 180* 4 months old Recognizes hand 6 months old…...
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Approach to Unexplained Seizures Patients with epilepsy are physically normal and asymptomatic between events Elements of a seizure Element Description Features Prodrome Precedes the seizure and last hours to days.…...
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Approach to Chest pain with Shortness of Breath Wells score: pretest clinical probability scoring for DVT Criteria Points each PE most likely diagnosis (sx of DVT) 3 Heart rate >…...
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How fractures occur A fracture is a break in the structural continuity of bone. Simply put, it is a broken bone. Types of fractures Type Description Complete fracture Bone is…...
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