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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Pedicles - Vertebral heights ... - Ribs - Lung bases ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Achilles Tendon Rupture in Slow Motion

Caused by high speed knee extension with ankle dorsiflexion.

Dr. Boris Gojanovic
Slow Motion Caused ... by high speed knee ... #PhysicalExam #msk
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... sweats/Weight loss ... Non-weight bearing ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
AKI) What to ask ... microscopy/UOP/weights ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
sleeping as in this case ... fall of the body weight ... paralysis or Saturday night ... #orthopedics #msk
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
fractures in elderly Causes ... e.g. fall from height ... Femur #Fractures #msk ... #differential #causes
Oxygen Delivery by Device

Nasal Cannula 
• Indicated for low-flow, low-percentage supplemental oxygen. 
• Flow rate of
Nonrebreather Mask ... Indicated for high ... retention of exhaled gases ... Venturi Mask (venti-mask ... • Uses either
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
PNEUMONIAS: • Weight ... Less common since cART ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... reported in 100% of cases
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
an underlying cause ... Look back in the chart ... We may ask why are ... levels: normal/high ... about secondary causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Epidemiology 1) High ... countries (11-24 cases ... symptoms are not caused ... lack of appetite, weight ... anterior/posterior MSK