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Rebel Category: REBEL Cast

REBEL Core Cast 133.0 – TMJ Dislocation

Take Home points: Atraumatic TMJ dislocations are typically anterior in nature and can be reduced by a variety of techniques in the ED Traumatic TMJ dislocations often involve mandible fractures and typically require open reduction and fixation in the operating ...

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Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

REBEL Core Cast 132.0 – Recent-Onset AFib

Take Home points: If the patient is low risk with CHA2DS2-VASc (men < 2, women < 3), cardioversion is safe up to 48 hours from onset. In higher risk patients, we should reserve cardioversion unless there is clear onset less ...

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REBEL Core Cast 131.0 – Traumatic Arthrotomy

Take Home points: Always suspect an open joint if there is a laceration, regardless of size, the lies over joint CT scan of the affected joint is widely considered to be the standard approach to evaluation but the saline load ...

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Trauma

REBEL Core Cast 130.0 – Omphalitis

Take Home Points Early diagnosis: erythema and warmth of the skin surrounding the umbilicus isn’t normal. Get labs, start abx and get the patient admitted Consult peds surgery on all of these patients as progression to nec fast, while uncommon, ...

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Pediatrics

REBEL Core Cast 129.0 – Gastric Lavage

Take Home Points Orogastric lavage may still play an important role in treatment of the overdose patient.  Do not perform lavage if the ingestion has limited toxicity at any dose or the ingested dose is unlikely to cause significant toxicity. ...

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Toxicology

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