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Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
and low energy fall ... fractures in elderly Causes ... the femur ( e.g. fall ... . g. low level fall ... #differential #causes
Causes of Falls in the Elderly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
- Intrinsic Factors - 
Presyncope / Syncope
Causes of Falls ... • Lighting #Falls ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
AACE/ACE 2016 Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Treatment Algorithm

Evaluate for causes of secondary osteoporosis

Correct calcium/vitamin D deficiency and address
Evaluate for causes ... deficiency and address causes ... lifestyle measures, fall
Kussmaul's #sign is the paradoxical increase or failure to fall of mean #JVP with inspiration. Commonest
or failure to fall ... Commonest cause ... sided cardiac masses ... SVC obstruction cause
4-T Score for the Likelihood of Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia
 - Thrombocytopenia - Compare the highest platelet
count
Timing (of platelet fall ... Other potential cause
Normal hepatic vein Doppler Ultrasound tracing
1) a large antegrade waveform (negative velocity) noted during early and
response to the fall ... in RA pressure caused ... results from the fall ... This wave is caused
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis
The percentage of syncopal events secondary to arrhythmias or structural disease is generally
Psychogenic • TIA • Falls ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hyponatremia (<135 mEq/L) is a common electrolyte abnormality caused by an excess of total body water
electrolyte abnormality caused ... among the possible causes ... Plasma water part falls ... in blood urea causes ... hyponatremia is having a fall
Magnetic Gait

Magnetic walking is an abnormality of walking marked by the inability to lift your feet
an increase in falls ... classic example that causes
A 70-year-old woman attends a check-up with a family doctor. As a background, he has a
extracellular fluid falls ... skeletal muscles to cause