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Minor Orthopedics

Headache

Abdominal Pain

Selected ENT problems

 

 

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Hospital/ED Policy's and Protocols Admitting patients with Soft Tissue Infections

 

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Alcohol Management of Alcohol Withdrawal
  Guidelines for management of withdrawal at SFGH

 

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Appendicitis Evaluation of the patient for Appendicits

 

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Asthma

Evaluation of the patient with Asthma

Treatment Recommendations for Outpatient Asthmatics

The ED algorithm is on page 118.

  BIPAP REVIEW
  Inhaled Mg in Asthma

 

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Cardiac

SVT's

  Endocarditis - AHA recommendations
  Duke criteria for endocarditis
  Negative predictive value of Duke Criteria
  HYPOTHERMIA IN CARDIAC ARREST
  ACUTE STEMI treatment protocol at SFGH
  Clinical Policy - Non ST elevation ACS
  Same Day treadmill testing at SFGH

 

 

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Chest Pain Evaluation of Chest Pain Symptoms
 

How many pts with AMI present without CP

  Observation in the ED for Cocaine related CP
 

Management of Cocaine related ischemia in the ED

  Alternative causes of an elevated Troponin
  ST-Segment Elevation in Conditions other than AMI
  Can you R/O MI in the ED within 6 hours
  Thrombolysis at SFGH
  Guidelines for Unstable Angina and NSTEMI in the ED from the AHA
  Prognostic Value of a Normal ECG in AMI

 

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Conscious Sedation Example of a conscious sedation note

 

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Dental Dental Emergencies

 

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Dementia Diagnosis of the various forms of Dementia
 

Practice Guidelines

Delerium Delerium in older patients

 

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Derm Scabies

 

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Diabetes Management of DKA and HONK

 

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Drugs GHB intoxication

 

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DVT & PE

Evaluation for DVT & PE

Systematic Review & meta Analysis of DX for PE

  CT Scan for PE

 

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Ectopic Pregnancy Evaluation for Ectopic Pregnancy in the ED

 

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ENT Pharyngitis - Eval and RX

 

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Gastroenterology Acute Cholecystitis
  Accuracy of clinical findings in Cholecysitis
  the GI Cocktail

 

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Gynecology Menorrhagia - treatment

 

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Hematology Reversal of Warfarin (coumadin) in the ED patient

 

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Hypertension Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertension by the AHA

 

 

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Infectious Disease MRSA infections in ED patients
  TB testing in Jail Patients
  2007 STD Guidelines

 

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Kidney Stones Pathophys and management of kidney stones
 

How good is CT for DX of Kidney Stones

  Unrinary Calculi - Eval and RX

 

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Musculoskeletal

Osteoarthritis of the Knee

  Arthrocentesis of the Knee
   

 

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Pulmonary Use of CT to R/O PE
  Evaluation of DVT & PE
  Pneumonia - clinical prediction rule

 

 

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Neurology Evaluation of Vertigo
  Management of Vertigo
 

Stroke and Neuroprotection

  Bell's Palsy
  Delerium in older patients
  Acute Ischemic Stroke - a Review
  Lumbar Puncture - how to do it
  HA - who needs neuroimaging
  Classification of Primary HA

 

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Ophthalmology The Red Eye

 

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Pediatrics Fever in children without a source

 

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Renal

Preventing Contrast Nephropathy

   
   

 

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Rheum Osteoarthritis of the knee

 

 

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Seizure Disorders Comparison of Dilantin Loading Techniques
  Guidelines for Evaluation of New Onset Seizures

 

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Syncope Evaluation of Syncope by Dr. Kapoor
  Syncope Unit in the ED

 

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Sexually Transmitted Dz Gonorrhea RX in SF
  Syphilis - secondary - RX

 

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Toxicology GHB

 

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Trauma - Head Injury CT Scanning in minor head injury

 

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TRAUMA Algorithms at SFGH Bladder injury
  Blunt abdominal injury
 

Blunt aortic injury

  Blunt renal injury
  Brain injury in the orthopedic patient
  C-Spine
  Duodenal injury
  DVT prophylaxis
  Head Injury
  ICP monitoring in the OR
  Massive Blood Transfusion
  Pancreatic Injury
  Pelvic FX
  Penetrating Abdominal Injury
  Penetrating Neck Injury
  Penetrating Renal Injury
  Thorocotomy
  Ureteral Injury

 

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Vertigo Evaluation and Treatment of Vertigo