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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... Complications are ... "pooping duck sign ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
Pathogenesis of X-ray ... ) are 200 times ... Signs/Symptoms: ... Malignant #Radiology #Diagnosis ... #XRay #Bony
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
around the knee on XRay ... - Age > 30 years ... cell tumor • Chronic ... blade of grass sign ... #Tumors #Diagnosis
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
factors • Age ... 30 (post-peak bone ... - IBD • Chronic ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone ... anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... ), compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
around the knee on XRay ... Age < 30 years: ... cell tumor • Chronic ... blade of grass sign ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... onset of symptoms ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... • Tumor lysis syndrome ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
• Mean age at Dx ... 70-75 years of age ... 70 years Symptoms ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... #diagnosis #hematology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... 1) 4) Average age ... are not caused ... at the time of diagnosis ... #Management #Signs
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
bowel disease, Chronic ... diarrhoea, Short bowel syndrome ... Musculoskeletal: Low bone ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #symptoms #nutrition