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504 Emergency Medicine examination in the ED, patients with orbital blowout fractures should be referred to an ophthalmologist f ...

Eye Pain and Visual Change Answers 505 459.The answer is b.(Tintinalli, pp 1460-1462.)The differential diagnosis for acute painl ...

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Wound Care Questions 460.A 25-year-old man presents to the emergency department (ED) with a right forearm laceration that he sus ...

462.A 40-year-old man presents to the ED with a left foot puncture wound from stepping on a rusty nail. His last tetanus vaccine ...

Wound Care 509 465.An 18-year-old woman presents to the ED with a lower lip laceration secondary to a fall. The patient reports ...

467.A 27-year-old man presents to the ED with the laceration shown below after an altercation. There are no dental fractures and ...

Wound Care 511 469.A 23-year-old man presents to the ED complaining of a wound to his left lower extremity. He states he was pul ...

472.A 9-year-old girl is brought to the ED by her parents after sustaining a forehead laceration. Her dad reports that the patie ...

Wound Care 513 474.A 30-year-old chef presents to the ED with a complete fingertip ampu- tation.She says her knife slipped while ...

Wound Care Answers 460.The answer is c.(Tintinalli, pp 318-319.)80% to 90% of foreign bodies can be seen on plain films. Glass & ...

Wound Care Answers 515 Staples(c)do not give the desired cosmesis for a facial wound repair. Staples are more appropriate for sc ...

516 Emergency Medicine time improves wound strength at the expense of cosmetic outcome. Most sutures can be removed 7 days after ...

Wound Care Answers 517 are often polymicrobial and include aerobes and anaerobes. Antibiotics should be considered in all high i ...

518 Emergency Medicine appearance of the scar is not reflective of the long-term outcome. (c)Facial sutures should be removed in ...

Wound Care Answers 519 (a)A complete eye examination should be performed to detect any injuries to the lacrimal duct, supra and ...

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Endocrine Emergencies Questions 475.A 30-year-old man with type 1 diabetes presents to the emergency department (ED). His blood ...

477.A 65-year-old woman is brought into the ED by her family who states that she has been weak, lethargic, and saying “crazy thi ...

Endocrine Emergencies 523 479.A 21-year-old man presents to the ED. He has a known history of type 1 diabetes. He is hypotensive ...