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PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
to remind the clinician ... about the acute ... from the 2015-16 ALiEM ... Mary Haas #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... common orthopedic injury ... , acute carpal tunnel ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
(COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... renal injury, Strenuous ... #Elevated #CK #differential ... #diagnosis #rhabdomyolysis
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... Diagnosis Baseline ... investigations depending on clinical ... ANCA, ANA, Anti-GBM ... #Kidney #Injury
Acute epididymitis - longitudinal view demonstrating increased color flow in the body of the epididymis #Clinical
Acute epididymitis ... the epididymis #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #EM ... Epididymitis #ScrotalUS #ALiEM
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 ... : Hyperflexion injury ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
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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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... HSV, Varicella, EBV ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... Intra-articulation fracture
Empty fluid-filled sac within the endometrium. Given the absence of contents, you cannot differentiate gestational vs
contents, you cannot differentiate ... This is not diagnostic ... of an IUP #Clinical ... #EM #Obgyn #Radiology ... PseudogestationalSac #ALiEM
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
associated with acute ... the context of acute ... Clinical Significance ... #cullensign #em ... peritonitis #IM #FM #ICU
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Cord Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... compression by fractured ... Mycoplasma, Influenza, EBV