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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
The triquetrum ... fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... to distal ulna, pain ... ED Management: Pain
Chest Pain Differential By Symptom Characteristics
- Dr. Andrew Perry https://twitter.com/Perrycardium

#ChestPain #Differential #Symptoms #Characteristics #Diagnosis
Chest Pain Differential ... By Symptom Characteristics ... #ChestPain #Differential ... #Symptoms #Characteristics
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia
 • CNS: Seizures, Delirium, Paresthesias, Central & extrapontine myelinolysis, Hallucinations, Fatigue
 • Hematologic:
Symptoms of Hypophosphatemia ... Heart failure • Bones ... Growth retardation, Bone ... pain • MSK: Proximal ... Hypophosphatemia #Phosphate #Symptoms
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
Somatoform Disorders - Differential ... Motivation is primary gain ... • Pain Disorder ... - Pain; psychological ... Conversion #Disorders #Differential
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
signs, Fragile bones ... urination, Abdominal pain ... easily/weakness, Bone ... /joint pain Psychiatric ... Symptoms: Disorientation
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... • Differentiate ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... #Disease #differential
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
ALP) Elevation - Differential ... - Highest • Bone ... Most common symptoms ... symptoms - Pain ... ALP #Elevation #Differential
Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Non-Inflammatory: Musculoligamentous, Bone-Degenerative, Bone-Fractures, Disc-Herniation
 • Inflammatory: Infection,
Low Back Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... , Bone-Fractures ... #Low #Back #Pain ... #LBP #Differential
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
-> chronic pain ... risk of joint pain ... mineralization Symptoms ... pain - Frequent ... Hypotonia - Pain
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... - Differential ... constitutional symptoms ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... #BackPain #Differential