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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
terminal extensor tendon ... Exam: Swollen and tender ... 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
), mallet finger ... ) • ED Management ... reduction • Splint: Finger ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Index finger including flexor tendon being viewed.  Note small fluid around the
Tenosynovitis on POCUS ... Index finger ... including flexor tendon ... Tenosynovitis #POCUS ... #MSK #clinical
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Which of the following diagnoses does this clip best support?
Resolution: flexor tenosynovitis (majority
Tenosynovitis on POCUS ... around the flexor tendon ... patients index finger ... #MSK #clinical ... #ultrasound #Finger
COVID-19 Intubation Checklist

Personal protective equipment (PPE)
 • Standard PPE
   • N95 or PAPR.
-19 Intubation Checklist ... valve & viral filter ... using BVM: Hold mask ... COVID19 #Intubation #Checklist ... #SARSCoV2 #Management
Cannot Intubate, Cannot Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist Mnemonic 

C - Call it and communicate it: 
- Communicate
Oxygenate (CICO) Checklist ... Ask help received ... blade with your finger ... Law #CICO #Checklist ... Oxygenate #Mnemonic #Management
Protocol for Donning PPE

Put on special work clothes and work shoes • Wash hands~ Put on
medical protective mask ... (N95) • Put on inner ... #Donning #On #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
effort, Signs of tension ... See Drug Dosing Binder ... ) • Use POCUS ... chest: needle/finger ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Protocol for Doffing PPE

Wash hands and remove visible bodily fluids/blood contaminants on the outer surfaces at
m self-priming filter-type ... full-face mask/ ... mask (if used) • ... Doffing #Removal #Checklist ... #Management #COVID19
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... ankles, knees, fingers ... elbows, Achilles tendon ... , fingers Synovial ... Dual-energy CT → MSU