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Segond Fracture
- Avulsion fracture of the proximal tibia below the articular surface. 
- Associated with anterior
with anterior cruciate ... Segond #Fracture #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Radiology ... KneeXRay #Clinical #MSK
Amyloidosis - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm
 • Serum Immunofixation and Serum Free Light Chains
 • Biopsy
Amyloidosis - Workup ... and Diagnostic ... tests after AL ... marrow biopsy • Echocardiogram ... #Amyloidosis #Workup
Approach to the Hypercoagulable State
Arterial thromboembolism
→ Cardiac rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram, Vascular imaging
→ Test for APS, particularly
rhythm monitoring, Echocardiogram ... Vascular imaging → Test ... - No other workup ... Hypercoagulable #Workup ... #hematology #diagnosis
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Genitourinary Diagnostic ... Tests: - CBC ... Transaminitis - Radiology ... #Criteria #Workup
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Painful balottement test ... radius #fracture #radiology ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
Pericarditis on Echocardiogram ... transthoracic echocardiogram ... to workup right-heart ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... pocus #clinical #cardiology
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
• The anterior cruciate ... Differential Diagnosis ... ganglion cyst (cruciate ... mri #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
present both at rest ... improves quickly with rest ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #diagnosis
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Drawer Test ... is difficult to diagnose ... and posterior cruciate ... Injury #Drawer #Test ... Knee #Posterior #msk
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
We may ask why are ... Ask some questions ... you’ll do a good workup ... Best to have an ... #Algorithm #workup