Low Back Pain Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis

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Begin work-up by ruling out emergent/urgent conditions and evaluating/charting the absence of red flags that can signal the presence of an emergent condition. Then consider other visceral causes of low back pain. If no red flags are present and patient does not need further work-up, then the likely default diagnosis is benign mechanical (lumbar strain) Low Back Pain

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ECG Case 9

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A 66 years old men with Lung Nodule on CXR and Mental Confusion. What's your interpretation and what could be the cause of the abnormalities this ECG ?

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Know how to Identify Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

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Abdominal Compartment Syndrome Risk Factors

Abdominal Compartment Syndrome occurs when elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), or, intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH), leads to new organ dysfunction. The incidence of abdominal compartment syndrome in the ED has not been reported, but in studies of trauma patients, the incidence is between 1% and 14%.

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