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Acute abdomen and gastrointestinal study guides
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: deadly balloon
Diverticulitis: Outpouchings of Doom
Peptic Ulcer Disease: Fire in the Hole!
Ovarian Torsion: Twisted Tissue
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Tricky Diagnosis
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Diverticulitis: Outpouchings of Doom
Peptic Ulcer Disease: Fire in the Hole!
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Tricky Diagnosis
AAA: Impending Doom
UGIB in the ED: Fresh Grounds
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis: deadly balloon
Ovarian Torsion: Twisted Tissue
Anorectal disorders: A pain in the rear!
Acute Mesenteric Ischemia: The Abominable Pain
Boerhaave Syndrome: Hamman’s Crunch
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Acute Liver Failure: Hepatic Hell
Cardiovascular study guides
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Hypertensive Emergencies: Salt of the Earth
STEMI management in the ED: The Widowmaker
ED approach to LVADs: More Machine than Man
STEMI & Acute Coronary Syndrome: Tombstone
Angina & NSTEMIs: Elephants on chests
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Hypertensive Emergencies: Salt of the Earth
STEMI management in the ED: The Widowmaker
STEMI & Acute Coronary Syndrome: Tombstone
Angina & NSTEMIs: Elephants on chests
Hyperkalemic Emergency: Gone Bananas
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ED approach to LVADs: More Machine than Man
Pacemakers/ICDs in the ED: Deux ex machina
Toxicology Study Guides
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Caustic Ingestions: hide your bleach or hide your kids
Iron poisoning: a rusty diagnosis
Anticholinergic Toxicity: Mad as a Hatter
TCA Overdose: Narrow Windows
Lithium toxicity: A Battery of Problems
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Anticholinergic Toxicity: Mad as a Hatter
Salicylate Overdose: Can’t See the Forest for the Willow Bark
Opioid overdose and reversal: Lazarus rises
Acetaminophen Overdose: Red or Blue Pill
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Caustic Ingestions: hide your bleach or hide your kids
Beta Blocker Overdose: Glucagoing…going…gon!
Endocrine Study Guides
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Hypoglycemia: You’re Not You When You’re Hungry
Myxedema Coma: Don’t get myxed up
DKA and HHNS: One Kit Kat Too Many
Thyrotoxicosis: Brace yourselves- Thyroid Storm is coming
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Hypoglycemia: You’re Not You When You’re Hungry
DKA and HHNS: One Kit Kat Too Many
Thyrotoxicosis: Brace yourselves- Thyroid Storm is coming
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Myxedema Coma: Don’t get myxed up
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Neurology Study Guides
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Status Epilepticus and Wingardium Leviosa
Wernicke Encephalopathy: Wet Brain
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Sneaky Stroke
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: No, they aren’t flexing
Migraines: The Great Mimicker
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Status Epilepticus and Wingardium Leviosa
ICH: Killer Headache
Stroke me, Code Stroke me
Meningitis: One tough mother
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: No, they aren’t flexing
Migraines: The Great Mimicker
Bell’s palsy: cancel the code stroke?
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Fear the Thunderclap
Guillain-Barré-Strohl Syndrome
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Wernicke Encephalopathy: Wet Brain
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Sneaky Stroke
Myasthenia Gravis: A Grave Disease
Cervical artery dissection: A real pain in the neck
ED Approach to Vertigo: What do you mean Dizzy?
Trauma Study Guides
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Sick Burn Bro! Guide to ED Burn Management
Cervical Spine Fractures: Snap, crackle, and Pop
C-Spine Clearance in the ED: When to ditch the collar
Compartment Syndrome: Feeling Claustrophobic
Open Fractures: “It’s not supposed to look like that”
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Sick Burn Bro! Guide to ED Burn Management
Open Fractures: “It’s not supposed to look like that”
Lumbar Support: low back pain and red flags
Drowning & Submersion Injury: No Lifeguard on Duty
Bite injuries: Bark for Dogmentin
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C-Spine Clearance in the ED: When to ditch the collar
Pelvic Fractures: open books can kill!
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Cervical Spine Fractures: Snap, crackle, and Pop
Compartment Syndrome: Feeling Claustrophobic
ED Approach to elevated ICP: Pressure Cooker
Genitourinary Study Guides
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Blunt Trauma in Pregnancy: Mind the Bump
Preeclampsia
Ovarian Torsion: Twisted Tissue
Precipitous Labor & Delivery: Free Shipping
Testicular Torsion: Twist and Shout
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Testicular Torsion: Twist and Shout
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Preeclampsia
Ovarian Torsion: Twisted Tissue
Early HIV and Opportunistic Infections
UTIs in Adults: Infections Down Under
Ectopic Pregnancy: Ticking timebombs
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Blunt Trauma in Pregnancy: Mind the Bump
Precipitous Labor & Delivery: Free Shipping
Foundations Study Guides
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Necrotizing Fasciitis: Flesh Eating Bacteria
Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Oncologic Supernova
IV Glucocortioids in the ED: Pump it up
Diabetic foot infections: Trouble afoot
Gout: The Rich Man’s Plague
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Necrotizing Fasciitis: Flesh Eating Bacteria
Gout: The Rich Man’s Plague
Beware the bees: Anaphylaxis
Septic Arthritis: Staph is back, back again
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Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Oncologic Supernova
IV Glucocortioids in the ED: Pump it up
Diabetic foot infections: Trouble afoot
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Transfusion Reactions: All aboard the TRALI!
Pulmonary Study Guides
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Blowing up Aunt Marge
SCAPE (Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema)
Management of Asthma & COPD: Smoking kills
Pulmonary Emboli: Saddle up
ED RSI: Airway Superiority
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SCAPE (Sympathetic Crashing Acute Pulmonary Edema)
Management of Asthma & COPD: Smoking kills
Pulmonary Emboli: Saddle up
ED RSI: Airway Superiority
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Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Blowing up Aunt Marge
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Pediatric Study Guides
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Pediatric Sepsis: Nightmare on Epi Street
Acute Otitis Media: Ow-titis
Neonatal Fever: Tiny Humans, Big Infections
Caustic Ingestions: hide your bleach or hide your kids
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: “HUS, it’s what’s for dinner”
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Acute Otitis Media: Ow-titis
Drowning & Submersion Injury: No Lifeguard on Duty
Intussusception: we dare you to spell it correctly
Febrile Seizures: It’s getting hot in here
Appendicitis in Adults in Kids: Not just gas
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Pediatric Sepsis: Nightmare on Epi Street
Neonatal Fever: Tiny Humans, Big Infections
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: “HUS, it’s what’s for dinner”
Kawasaki Disease: Babies & Motorcycles
Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE): Scary Seconds
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Caustic Ingestions: hide your bleach or hide your kids
HEENT Study Guides
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Orbital Cellulitis: the eyes have it
Peritonsillar Abscess: hot potato, hot potato!
Retropharyngeal abscess
Acute Otitis Media: Ow-titis
Bell’s palsy: cancel the code stroke?
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Orbital Cellulitis: the eyes have it
Peritonsillar Abscess: hot potato, hot potato!
Retropharyngeal abscess
Acute Otitis Media: Ow-titis
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Bell’s palsy: cancel the code stroke?
Hyphema: its the bloody eye!
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Posterior Vitreous Detachment: peeling paint
Environmental Study Guides
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