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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... Vascular Infectious Trauma ... - Multiple injury ... #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 Diagnosis ... bearing after injury ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Intra-articulation fracture
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS ... after injury. ... What's the diagnosis ... after injury - ... Lipohemarthrosis caused
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
inflammatory lung injury ... there is no clear cause ... such as trauma ... the underlying cause ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Repetitive strain injury ... • Crush injury ... Immobilization) • Acute
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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Chest Trauma Complications ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Contusion • Acute ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... #Algorithm #Causes
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Retropharyngeal abscess • Acute ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... inhalation • Tracheal injury ... #causes #pulmonary
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
cervical spine injury ... deformity of hip and knee ... Used acutely in management ... exsanguinating pelvic trauma ... #Orthopedics #management
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... , POSTERIOR KNEE ... DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... Consider trauma/ ... msk #clinical #video
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... days after an acute ... injury or after ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma