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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
- Pain along ulnar ... aspect of the hand ... ulnar part of hand ... – compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management
Scaphoid Fractures
The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. Remember, if a fracture is suspected
onto outstretched hand ... anatomic snuffbox, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
dorsum of the hand ... to distal ulna, pain ... ED Management: Pain ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Pelvis Insufficiency fractures
 - Back pain consistently one of the top three most common ER chief
- Back pain consistently ... a major pelvic cause ... confounding the diagnosis ... #Pelvic #diagnosis ... #radiology #mri
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Marfan's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential Diagnosis ... of neoplasm • Fracture ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... #Algorithm #Causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... • Iliotibial band ... Hair loss- feet and ... #differential #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Diagnosis Framework ... Cardiovascular Causes ... Costochondritis - Tietze syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Cardiology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
in adults and are ... onto outstretched hand ... ED Management: Pain ... #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... have had prior ... did not yield a diagnosis ... • Budd-Chiari syndrome ... hernia • Rib fracture