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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
functional deficit and arthritis ... to distal ulna, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... Splint: Volar • Ortho ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Regurgitation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... injury sites, Open Fracture ... See pathologic fractures ... #Orthopedics #differential ... #diagnosis #Causes
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... . degenerative arthritis ... ) Referred Pain ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Intra-articulation fracture
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • FractureArthritis ... syndrome • Arthritis ... Immobilization) • Acute ... #differential #
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... (Ischemia) - Acute ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Vessel (dislocation/fracture ... #Orthopedics #Causes
BENNETT FRACTURE 
Bennett fracture is an intraarticular two-part fracture of the ulnar side of the base
BENNETT FRACTURE ... include stiffness, arthritis ... ED Management: Pain ... Thumb spica • Ortho ... Thumb #Metacarpal #Radiology
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... GCA), Takayasu's arteritis ... Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... swinndong #Aortitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Osteomyelitis / Septic Arthritis ... • Differentiate ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology