20 results
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
carpal row is normally ... contraction of the wrist extensors ... Instability #Wrist #msk ... #orthopedics #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
•
Myocarditis Diagnosis ... Cardiovascular MRI ... Clinical • ... ECG, echocardiogram ... #Management #Cardiology
Examination for ECU Tendinitis 

ECU tenosynovitis is the second most common type of tenosynovitis around the
#extensor #carpi ... #ulnaris #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
pain along the dorsal ... ulnaris #Tendinitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics ... #sports
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
dextrocardia, normal ... 500 DANGER - Short ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Waves/Fibrillary = afib ... V1 (Invert III normal ... de pointes • Short ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology ... #diagnosis #system
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
pain with wrist extension ... injury • ED Management ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Freiberg Infraction - MSK ... factors include: Short ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis ... #msk
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
flexion, wrist extension ... Reflex #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
resonance imaging [MRI ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... taper 3-7 days - Short ... #management #neurology