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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Endocarditis) • Fat ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Medial Approach Knee Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection 

Landmark 1/3 to 1/2 way from top of patella. Find
Medial Approach ... physicalexam #procedure #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #rheumatology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Approach to Thrombocytosis ... Platelet Count - Differential ... Inflammatory Conditions: Rheumatologic ... infarction, Severe trauma ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Vascular Infectious Trauma ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
trochanter • Major traumas ... Causes: • Major trauma ... Femur #Fractures #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Previous joint trauma ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... #differential #
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Approach to Undifferentiated ... syndrome etc), Trauma ... arrest, amniotic or fat ... , low albumin, trauma ... Shock #diagnosis #differential
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... • Clenching of fist ... • Burns • Trauma ... Rhabdomyolysis, burns, trauma ... potassium #high #nephrology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Solar purpura - Trauma ... Disease Others: • Fat ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #rheumatology #