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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Mallet finger - injury ... Boutonniere deformity - injury ... Gamekeeper's thumb injury ... Terry thomas sign Triquetral ... Radiology #Wrist #differential
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
injuries: Carpal fracture ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... radial styloid fracture ... , median nerve injury ... Sugar tong • Ortho
Lightning Strike Electrical Injury
Types of Lightning Strikes: Direct, Side Splash, Contact injury, Ground current
ELECTRICAL INJURIES: Primary
Lightning Strike Electrical ... Injury Types of ... Splash, Contact injury ... INJURY TYPES: 1 ... ORTHO- fracture
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... inhalation • Tracheal injury ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... pulmonary #airway #physicalexam
Toaster Electrocution Electrical Injury
Primary determination of injury extent = amount of CURRENT flowing through body.
VARIABLES: voltage,
Electrocution Electrical ... Injury Primary ... Electric Arc- associated ... ORTHO- fracture/ ... a low-voltage electrical
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... bearing after injury ... injuries - Meniscal injury ... Intra-articulation fracture ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... Repetitive strain injury ... Trauma • Crush injury ... extremity #msk #physicalexam