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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Physis SALTR Mnemonic ... along physis on exam-fracture ... orthopedics in ... Fractures #SALTR #Mnemonic ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic ... Vascular Infectious ... JointPain #VitaminCD #Mnemonic ... #MSK #Orthopedics ... #differential #diagnosis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis ... Summary Clinical Exam ... count, and crystal evaluation ... parenteral Abx, Orthopedics ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics
VON-CHOP Mnemonic for Orthopedic Emergencies
V - Vascular compromise (eg ischemic leg)
O - Open fracture
N - Neurological
VON-CHOP Mnemonic ... for Orthopedic ... Emergencies V - Vascular ... ) #VONCHOP #mnemonic ... #diagnosis #consult
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... - Peripheral vascular ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation ... stratification #diagnosis
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
You
Mental Status Exam ... You can use the mnemonic ... MSE #psychiatry #diagnosis ... #evaluation #mnemonic
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
similar sensory exam ... fossa remember the mnemonic ... • LOAF mnemonic ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... Differential Diagnosis ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... Diastematomyelia Physical Exam ... #differential #diagnosis
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
Evaluation of Recurrent ... Cataracts - Macular ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Evaluation ... #Geriatrics #Neurology