315 results
Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
 -
The clinical diagnosis ... Kanavel’s Signs: - Fusiform ... Criteria #Sign #Hand #MSK ... #Diagnosis
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Ossification of Carpal Bones ... Trapezium - 6 Years Pisiform ... of the carpal bones ... radiology #mnemonic #diagnosis ... #msk #pediatrics
Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:
 • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH
Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes ... Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes ... Urinary → Lynch Syndrome ... Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... Pathophysiology, Diagnosis ... and Management ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Algorithm
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
 •
Hamate - 1-2% • Pisiform ... frequency #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Thickened pleural line ... - B lines (multifocal ... - Confluent B lines ... alveolar interstitial syndrome ... ultrasound #POCUS #Diagnosis
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Long, thin, and fusiform ... through animal bites ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Peripheral smear for fusiform ... #management #treatment
Nail Findings & Associated Conditions
Change in color, texture, or shape can be harmless, but may suggest
• Muehrcke's Lines ... • Green Nail Syndrome ... • Yellow Nail Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #nails #table #lines
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
due to alveolar syndrome ... hyperechoic B-line ... smooth pleura line ... fibrotic alveolar syndrome ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... Rotator #Cuff #Syndrome ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #sports #MSK #anatomy