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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
capitate ("apple") should ... tea cup") which should ... dorsally and no longer ... fracture, median nerve ... #Sports #MSK
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Elbow extension → shoulder ... wrist dorsiflexion/finger ... extension → shoulder ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Neuropathy Shoulder ... wrist dorsiflexion/finger ... extension → shoulder ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
Anterior Shoulder ... injuries: Axillary nerve ... Dislocation #Anterior #Radiology ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... - Short QT <300 ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
= Biomarkers + ECG ... deWinter T waves - starts ... #Ischemia #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Disadvantages: Short ... • Advantages: Longer ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology
ECGofTheDay - What is the most likely diagnosis? What is this finding called? 

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The combination of
referred to as the De Winter ... ECG pattern. ... It should be considered ... MusaSharkawi #Clinical #Cardiology ... #EKG #ECG #DeWinters
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... 30%) • Facial Nerve ... • Pain: Due to nerve ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... intrathecal spinal nerve
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
segments and T waves should ... Osborne waves - Short ... inverted T waves • Short ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram