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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... • Finger deformity ... fracture • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
tendon), mallet finger ... tendon) • ED Management ... reduction • Splint: Finger ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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variable gross wrist deformity ... injury) • ED Management ... reduction using finger ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
RRT leader • Ask ... • Concise one-liner ... Wrap up RRT: • Final ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
-60 minutes or longer ... tenderness - No joint deformity ... to bacterial, fungal ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Ask help received ... patient, make final ... blade with your finger ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management ... #CriticalCare
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
valve & viral filter ... system & viral filter ... using BVM: Hold mask ... Checklist #SARSCoV2 #Management ... #CriticalCare #
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
cm) • Viral filter ... • N95 mask & ... support #COVID19 #management ... #schema #criticalcare
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... ankles, knees, fingers ... Achilles tendon, fingers ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... #treatment #rheumatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
system: small-fiber ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Sjogrens #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #Diagnosis #Management