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Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
elbow is the second ... ), ligamentous injury ... brachial artery injury ... • Terrible triad ... #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radioulnar joint injury ... fracture • ED Management ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
in the Emergency ... high voltage Cardiac ... immediate, prior to ED arrival ... MSK - Fractures ... Evaluation #Diagnosis #Management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... DC with orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #Proximal ... #MSK
Classification of Pelvic Ring Fractures: Mechanisms, Clinical Features and Complications
 • Anterior Posterior Compression (APC) -
possible vascular injury ... Vertical Shear (VS) - Axial ... - Type 1 or 2 injury ... Grades #Grading #Orthopedics ... #MSK #diagnosis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
: Hyperflexion injury ... with axial load ... Discharge with orthpedic ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Left Ventricular Thrombus Arterial Embolization on Echocardiogram- Caught in Action! 

The TTE was ordered for cardioembolic
Embolization on Echocardiogram ... Mina Iskander MD, MSc ... #Embolization #Cardiac ... #POCUS #echocardiogram ... #Cardiology #A4c
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Hyperextension injury ... with axial load ... tendon) • ED Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Rheumatic Heart Disease - Mitral Stenosis on Echocardiogram
(1) Thickened and fibrosed MV leaflets - rheumatic etiology
- with severe MS ... (4) All 4 cardiac ... seen in LA by the ... (7) patient in atrial ... clinical #cardiology #a4c
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... quantify renal injury ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... differential #diagnosis #management