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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... predispose to other orthopedic ... common sites: hip ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... joint needs to be clinically ... disruption (may be bony ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
Thomas' Test for Hip ... Test assesses for hip ... One hip is maximally ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Pathogenesis and clinical ... • Posterior hip ... wall • Anterior hip ... tear a portion of bone ... signs #symptoms #orthopedics
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Joint Respiration None ... Finger Flexion None ... Anterior Medial Thigh Hip ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Low Magnesium, High Magnesium - Functional Hypoparathyroidism
 • High
Hypocalcemia Workup - Differential ... Infiltrative disorders, HIV ... metastases, Hungry bone ... Hypocalcemia #Workup #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Algorithm and Differential ... blood count with differential ... investigations depending on clinical ... , HIV serology, ... Workup #Algorithm #Differential
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Bisphosphonate suppresses bone ... damage weakens the bone ... Fractures #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Risks factor for HIV ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... candidate) - Bone ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Bone Deformity / ... Limp - Differential ... Joint • Hip Dysplasia ... • Dwarfism #Bone ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics