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Classification of Hip Fracture According to Anatomical Fracture Site. Hip fractures are anatomically classified in relation
Classification of ... Hip fractures are ... approximately one ... #Anatomy #Ortho ... #EM #Classification
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... disruption (may be bony ... joint • Ortho ... Discharge with orthpedic ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
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
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... mutations - BMPR2 (bone ... diseases - HIV ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... is seen in: - UIP ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
helpfull: - Upper zone ... , PCP. - Lower zone ... predominance: UIP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #GroundGlass #Differential
A lazy man's classification of hyponatremia
There are two possible approaches to the diagnosis of hyponatremia: .
A lazy man's classification ... classical method, one ... it requires for him ... Hyponatremia #Algorithm #Differential
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
(greater than one ... Encephalopathy, HIV ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... syndrome due to HIV ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Bone Deformity / ... Limp - Differential ... Joint • Hip Dysplasia ... • Dwarfism #Bone ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... ) - Bone Marrow ... NTM #Infections #differential