Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency

All identifying info is left out and patient details have been changed in order to protect anonymity. This blog is a fictional blog. These kinds of cases occur in Emergency Departments across the nation but the cases and details here have been changed. This blog started out to document my journey through medical school and now I continue to document my life as a resident physician in EM in a story like fictional style. I am however an actual resident in EM.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Charcot's Triad Squared

Yes there are 2 different Charcot's Triads both for different diseases.

Charcot's triad 1: used for detecting MS

Nystagmus

Intention Tremor

Scanning speech

Charcot's Triad 2: used for detecting ascending Cholangitis

Jaundice

Fever (usually has rigors as well)

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) pain

If the Charcot's Triad 2 presents with hypotension then it changes to Reynold's Pentad

Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Charcot's Triad Squared

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