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Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
dislocations occur anteriorly ... I week MH/CCF ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
EKG in Acute Pulmonary ... evaluating for other causes ... #EKG #Pulmonary ... Embolism #AcutePE #diagnosis ... #cardiology #electrocardiogram
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... - Infection (e.g ... deficiency - Syrinx ... horn gray matter ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... decompensated CHF ... : Tumor, Vocal cord
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
and Differential Diagnosis ... Disease - Especially COPD ... #HeartFailure #CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
at an elbow x-ray ... recommendations MH/CCF ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
at an elbow x-ray ... recommendations MH/CCF ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Causes of Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Abnormal Chest X-Ray:
 • Chronic Infection (Eg. Fungal, Tuberculosis)
Causes of Chronic ... Abnormal Chest X-Ray ... Chronic Infection (Eg ... • Neoplasm • CHF ... Cough • Vocal Cord
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... inversions V1-V4 plus inferior ... seen in 34% of cases ... #clinical #cardiology