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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... It usually happens ... sleeping as in this case ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #orthopedics #msk
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
Instability (MCI) of the Wrist ... It is due to progressive ... deviation of the wrist ... row returns to its ... #msk #orthopedics
Differential Diagnosis of Pleuritic Chest Pain:

Categorized by causes: Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK, Drug/Toxins, Heme/Onc, Renal, Autoimmune

#Diagnosis #Pleuritic
Categorized by causes ... Cardiac, Pulmonary, MSK ... Pleuritic #ChestPain #Causes ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
- Differential Algorithm ... - Non-MSK - Axial ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 
Decreased Megakaryopoiesis
 • Aplastic Anemia
 • Toxic Damage (e.g.
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Autoimmune • ITP ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
This is what a shoulder dislocation looks like on US before and after reduction. Focus on
Focus on the joint ... and watch how it ... EM_RESUS #Clinical #POCUS ... #MSK #Shoulder
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Erb's Palsy is caused ... characteristic "waiter's tip ... Horner Syndrome Wrist ... Dislocation - May cause
Wrist Effusion on POCUS

Walking a Resident through how to use PoCUS to locate a wrist effusion
Wrist Effusion on ... POCUS Walking ... to locate a wrist ... effusion and then TAP it ... #MSK #clinical
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Syncope First, is it ... syncope from other causes ... Ask about precipitating ... Common causes of ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... following treatment of ITP ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology