#EMConf: Epistaxis
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Dr. Katie Selman discusses epistaxis.
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John Cafaro MD
Board Review: Toxicology
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A 25 year old female presents with plaquenil overdose. She is hypotensive with a systolic blood pressure of 70. She complains of dizziness. EKG shows QRS widening. You initiate 2L of normal saline but her systolic blood pressure persists in the 70s. What is your vasopressor of choice?
A. Norepinephrine
B. Epinephrine
C. Dobutamine
D. Phenylephrine.
Answer: B - Epinephrine
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MedMalMonthly: Chest Pain Pearls & Pitfalls
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Chest pain is the most common litigated chief complaint in Emergency Medicine.
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Board Review: The Acute Scrotum
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27 year old male presents with acute onset of left testicular pain. Cremasteric reflex is normal. Some tenderness and a tranverse lie is noted. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Testicular Torsion
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#EMConf: Testicular Torsion
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Dr. Chavez discusses pearls and pitfalls of testicular torsion.
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Board Review: Orthopedics
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A 12 year old female is tackled in a soccer game. She arrives with her knee in flexion and her patella laterally displaced. She is neurovascularly intact. Skin is intact. She cannot extend the knee. What is the diagnosis?
A. Patella Dislocation
B. Knee Dislocation
C. Quad Tendon Rupture
D. Patella Tendon Rupture
Answer is A - Patella Dislocation
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#EMConf: Kratom Toxicity
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Toxicologist, Dr. Haroz, discusses a drug that has recently been in the news - Kratom.
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Board Review: Environmental
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This week's question.
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Board Review: Drowning
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A 2 year old boy is brought to the Emergency Department after a drowning event. Bystanders noted the child was underwater for 1 minute but was quickly pulled from the bottom of the pool, he coughed and vomited. On arrival, he is aware and alert and behaving appropriately per parents. His GCS is 15. On examination, he has a heart rate of 110, respiratory rate of 30 breaths/minute SaO2 of 98% on room air. His lungs are clear. What is the next step in management?
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#EMConf: Drowning
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Dr. Dunisha Ranasuriya, MD discusses drowning.
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