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PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
to remind the clinician ... and hip injuries ... Mary Haas #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #Ortho #Knee #Injuries
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
and hips following ... an involuntary reflex ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... joint needs to be clinically ... • ED Management ... joint • Ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... ), compartment syndrome ... • ED Management ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
dislocation, due to EDS ... tendon) • ED Management ... Finger splint • Ortho ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... Intra-articulation fracture ... #differential #diagnosis ... #msk #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... such as fibular fracture ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
tibia/fibula) and hip ... • Diagnosis: ... cord function and reflex ... bulbocarvenosus reflex ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
syphilis, and HIV ... involved) - Tendon reflex ... in deep tendon reflexes ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management