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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Complications are ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... junction origin (e.g ... within the atria (e.g ... @AmyChung #EKG ... Interpretation #ECG
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Check - Age, ... Short QT <300-360 ms ... #Approach #ECG ... #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
to the femur ( e.g ... Femur #Fractures #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #pathophysiology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
- Young adults aged ... Radiographic findings (eg ... Laboratory findings (eg ... VEP’s: EEG of visual ... #management #neurology
Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is one of several disorders of the electrical system of the heart that
the heart that are ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #MedStudent #EKG
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Ask about: - Changes ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
women and after age ... 50 years in men Diagnosis ... serologic, and EMG ... characteristic EMG ... #management #neurology
Priapism: Pathogenesis

 - Post-cavernosal venous occlusion -> Post-cavernosal venous drainage is mechanically obstructed e.g. sickle cell
mechanically obstructed e.g ... Post-cavernosal venules are ... #Priapism #Pathophysiology ... #Urology #Diagnosis
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
million - rare • Age ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... unit activity on EMG ... of diazepam • EMG ... TPO, TTG, etc EMG