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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
fracture in a patient ... FRACTURES: • ... Painful balottement test ... ANY WRIST FRACTURES ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Galeazzi Fracture ... swollen forearm and wrist ... pronation and at wrist ... Posterior long arm ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... Distal radius ... variable gross wrist ... carpal tunnel syndrome ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Cushing Syndrome - Likelihood Ratios of Physical Exam Findings
Moon facies LR +1.6
Central obesity LR +3.0
Generalized obesity
Cushing Syndrome ... - Likelihood Ratios ... SatyaPatelMD #Cushings #Syndrome ... #LRs #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Complications are ... ulna, pain with wrist ... dislocation, distal radius ... #Wrist #Carpal ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis
Signs, Symptoms and Testing - Likelihood Ratios
Does this patient have myasthenia gravis?
JAMA. 2005 Apr 20;293(15):1906-14.
Testing - Likelihood Ratios ... Rest Test - Anticholinesterase ... eye movements #Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #LRs ... LikelihoodRatios #PhysicalExam
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
with upper limb fractures ... Nerve Paper - Radial ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Wrist drop - Occurs ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... and missing the radial ... ), compartment syndrome ... Posterior long arm ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... ), compartment syndrome ... Posterior long arm ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis