![]() Retained Foreign Body
Ectopic pregnancy
Mushroom induced hepatotoxity
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![]() Abdominal Pain of Unusual Cause
PE vs Sepsis
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· Toddler with a RLE limp · Infant with inflamed right hemiscrotum · Pregnant female with right flank pain, pyuria · Right sided truncal cellulitis · RUQ discomfort with normal RUQ ultrasound · Urinary retention ![]()
![]() Psychiatric and medical co-morbidities
ERIC forms
Restraints
![]() I. STEMI without STE
II. de Winter sign
III. aVR sign
IV. Wellens sign
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Case #1 (minor TBI + discussion about clinical decision rules [CDR]) – SLIDE #30
· GCS 15 ≠ 14 ≠ 13 · Know what each CDR gets you · Pick a rule and use it (ATLS prefers Canadian, ACEP prefers New Orleans, Gibbs prefers Canadian) · Be cautious with the intoxicated patient (Canadian only 70% sensitive… must achieve clinical sobriety 1st) Case #2 (TBI on warfarin) – SLIDE #49 · Very high risk… be liberal with imaging · No CDR to identify the low-risk patient · Order INR on arrival · Reversal of anticoagulation = resuscitation! · Case #3 (severe TBI) – SLIDE #94 · RSI with neuroprotective drugs · Hyperosmolar therapy with either hypertonic saline or mannitol · Do not hyperventilate unless there is clear clinical evidence of herniation |
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