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Primary and Secondary Causes of Osteoporosis

Primary osteoporosis 
 - idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis 
 -  postmenopausal
Cushing syndrome ... arthritis - osteogenesis ... Ehlers-Danlos syndrome ... - Marfan syndrome ... Secondary #Causes #Differential
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic ... Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis ... JointPain #VitaminCD #Mnemonic ... #MSK #Orthopedics ... #differential #
Mydriasis Causes - AAAS Mnemonic
 • Atropine
 • Anticholinergic Toxicity
 • Antidepressants (and Serotonin Syndrome)
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Causes - AAAS Mnemonic ... (and Serotonin Syndrome ... Mydriasis #AAAS #Mnemonic ... #differential #
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Deficiency Primary Osteoporosis ... Elderly Secondary Osteoporosis ... Pathologic #MSK #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Vertebral Body Abnormalities

A sheet of common (and uncommon) vertebral body findings, because a completely “normal” spine
Vertebra Hurler Syndrome ... Morquio Syndrome ... Neurofibromatosis Type I Osteopetrosis ... Schmorl Node Osteopetrosis ... Vertebrae #diseases #differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Erythema #Nodosum #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Regurgitation - Differential ... Arteritis, Behcet Syndrome ... Genetic Aortopathy: Osteogenesis ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... Regurgitation #Differential
VON-CHOP Mnemonic for Orthopedic Emergencies
V - Vascular compromise (eg ischemic leg)
O - Open fracture
N - Neurological
VON-CHOP Mnemonic ... for Orthopedic ... - Compartment syndrome ... ) #VONCHOP #mnemonic ... diagnosis #consult #differential
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Complement #CHAMPS #Mnemonic ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
patient - MINT-C Mnemonic ... Dermatoses: Sweet Syndrome ... Rash #oncology #differential ... cancer #MINTC #Mnemonic