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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
be clinically assessed ... ED Management: Pain ... jointOrtho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Finger splint • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Dislocation #IPJoint ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Ultrasound Guided Brachial Plexus Nerve Block on POCUS
Mid-shaft humerus fracture, 10/10 pain, 350mcg fentanyl and no
on POCUS Mid-shaft ... humerus fracture ... group until us (EM ... ) and ortho document ... #anesthesia #clinical
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
onto outstretched hand ... ED Management: Pain ... supination • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
onto outstretched hand ... Management: Simple, pain ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
pressure to the point ... globules in the lung ... hip fractures in ... injury or after IM ... • Diagnosis:
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
HIV) - Vitamin ... patients with a long ... anterior horn gray ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... Hamilton, MD (EM ... chest pain. ... , and his oxygen ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung