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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... distal to the DIP ... fracture • ED Management ... Extension splint of DIP ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
lung diseases LIP ... I-JIP: usual interstitial ... AIP: acute interstitial ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
usually involves the DIP ... Heberden's nodes - DIP ... joints, but not the DIP ... + DIP + 1st CMC ... + all DIP = PsA
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
usually dorsal • DIP ... hyperextension) • DIP ... deformity (if volar DIP ... tendon) • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Thrombocytopenia 
Work up, differential diagnosis and management.

Satyendra Dhar MD, @DharSaty

#thrombocytopenia #platelets #ITP #DIC
Thrombocytopenia Work up, differential ... diagnosis and management ... platelets #ITP #DIC
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... Pneumonia • (DIP ... Pneumonia • (LIP ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Proteinuria - Differential ... Negative urine dip ... Positive urine dip ... Proteinuria #Nephrology #Differential
Phalanges - Hand Anatomy

Joints between phalanges are named interphalangeal meaning “between phalanges.” Because each finger has
#PIP (proximal interphalangeal ... #DIP (distal interphalangeal
Blood pressure management in acute ischemic stroke - Timeline
Candidate for tPA:
 - Goal SBP <185 AND
Blood pressure management ... Goal SBP <185 AND DBP ... Goal SBP <220 AND DBP ... Bloodpressure #management
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... Multiple #Massess #Differential