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Pelvis Insufficiency fractures
 - Back pain consistently one of the top three most common ER chief
fractures - Back ... Insufficiency fractures ... cause of low back ... rupture, femur fractures ... Insufficiency #fractures
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Endocarditis) • Fat ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Vessel (dislocation/fracture ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal Pelvic Ultrasound

A 31yo female s/p tubal ligation presents with right lower
Ultrasound A ... lower quadrant pain ... A FAST or urine ... Labeled Schematic ... clinical #obgyn #obstetrics
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... herpes zoster; • Pelvic ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... energy trauma, past ... of neoplasm • Fracture
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Pathologic / Fragility Fractures ... - Skull/spine/Pelvis ... Ricketts - Diffuse Pain ... #Fragility #Fractures ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Adrenal hematoma/hemorrhage on FAST exam

Adult male with RUQ/side pain after MVC. Transient prehospital hypotension.  Has
with RUQ/side pain ... Has femur fracture ... Diagnosis/differential ... Labeled Schematic ... trauma #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Growth Discrepancy: Large for Gestational Age - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Factors:
 • Multiparity
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Causes of Growth ... Gestational Age - Differential ... Excessive weight gain ... injury, clavicular fracture ... #Obstetrics #OBGyn
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis caused ... intra-articular fracture ... Note fat layer above ... tibial plateau fracture ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
= nonspecific (nausea ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Pregnancy #hepatology #obstetrics