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Twists and Turns: Identifying Maisonneuve Fractures in the ED

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This places a significant responsibility on the EM physician to diagnose and treat fractures. Specifically, EM physicians should be able to recognize fractures that will likely require operative management and facilitate close follow up, such as a Maisonneuve fracture. 2) It is a specific type of a Weber C ankle fracture.

Fractures 101
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REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture

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Wallace 2011 ) If addressed early and appropriately, most patients have good self-reported long-term outcomes regardless of the treatment modality Links Orthobullets: Achilles Tendon Rupture Resources: Sheth U et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2011; 93(10):1362-6. PMID: 21037028 Wallace RG et al. PMID: 21969435 Erickson BJ.

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REBEL Cast Ep123: Reduced-Dose Systemic Peripheral Alteplase in Massive PE?

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in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 in the paper but 2.7% to ≈0.99 (p<0.001) Mean MPI/Tei Index≈ 0.47 to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below). to 4.0mg/hr typically given in EKOS therapy (See Below).

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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

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A trans-esophageal echocardiogram showed a normal ejection fracture, normal right ventricular function, and no vegetations. 2011 Dec;6:1-4. Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid dependence with continuation in primary care: outcomes during and after intervention. Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science.

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SGEM#264: Hooked On A Feeling? Opioid Use and Misuse Three Months After Emergency Department Visit for Acute Pain

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Case: You are taking care of a 56-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department with a Jones fracture. JAMA 2011). Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. ED physicians are among the most frequent prescribers of opioids. Volkow et al.

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Annals of B Pod: Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens

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Notable Diagnostics CBC : unremarkable, BMP : unremarkable X-ray imaging of the left hand, wrist, and forearm: chronic degenerative changes without acute fracture or bony abnormality. Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens in the Upper Extremity: A Case Report and Systematic Review and Outcomes Analysis. 2011 Dec;77(12):1606-12.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Ear Emergencies in the Department

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A retrospective analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) from 2009 through 2011 identified 8.6 A thorough trauma history and physical exam should be performed including evaluation for bony fracture in the surrounding structures of the face. A) on LEFT: Auricular hematoma with overlying tattoos.