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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
commonly fractured carpal ... "pooping duck sign ... "pooping duck sign ... ulna, pain with wrist ... #Wrist #Carpal
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome - Herpes Zoster Oticus 
Triad:
1. Ipsilateral facial paralysis 
2. Ear pain 
3. Vesicles
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... in the auditory canal ... • Stroke syndromes ... Oticus #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Terry thomas sign ... Triquetral fracture ... XRay #Radiology #Wrist ... #differential #
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
MCP and PIP Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome, Epi/Scleritis, Heart Disease, Rheumatoid
Involvement, Spares DIP, Carpal ... Tunnel, Sicca Syndrome ... Instability, Felty's Syndrome ... #rheumatology #signs ... #symptoms
Hypothyroidism – symptoms and signs.

Symptoms: 
Tiredness/malaise, 
Weight gain,
Anorexia,
Cold intolerance, 
Poor memory,
Change in appearance, 
Depression, 
Poor libido,
Hypothyroidism – symptoms ... and signs. ... Symptoms: Tiredness ... peripheries, Carpal ... timel syndrome,
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... fingers, radial wrist ... Extra-articular signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
overgrowth: • Carpal ... Tunnel Syndrome ... Overproduction #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... • Meningeal signs ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g.
Clinically Important Vitamins and Vitamin Deficiency States
Fat-soluble Vitamins: 
 • Vitamin A - Xerophthalmia, night blindness,
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome ... Vitamins #Deficiency #differential ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #nutrition
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Long symptom-free ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... varying neurologic signs ... Vertigo #Causes #differential