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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
), compartment syndrome ... I; Yes, if Types ... l, DC with ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
l; Yes, if Types ... • Disposition: Type ... I, DC with ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome ... Medial hand and elbow ... pain • + elbow ... #Diagnosis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
macrophages or other types ... Leishmaniasis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... ), compartment syndrome ... DC with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis Life Cycle
1) Unembryonated, thick-shelled eggs passed in feces.
2) Eggs become embryonated in
may produce two types ... philippinensis #LifeCycle ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... infectiousdiseases #cdc
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
shoulders, wrists, elbows ... disease states Pathophysiology ... • Metabolic syndrome ... fingers, wrist, elbow ... #CPPD #Gout #Comparison
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

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

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... IV RTA, TYPE I ... RTA Diagnosis: ... /aggregate) of CD4 ... phenomenon (16%) MSK
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
hyperinflammatory syndrome ... patients with the HLH syndrome ... Types of HLH • ... Pathophysiology ... of NK cells and CD8
Celiac disease is an immune-mediated, multisystem disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals who are exposed to
CD can be associated ... diseases, including type ... mainly Sjogren’s syndrome ... and William’s syndromes ... surfaces, such as the elbows