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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic ... Vascular Infectious Trauma ... #MSK #Orthopedics ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
trochanter • Major traumas ... in elderly Causes ... : • Major trauma ... #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... - Causes of Cardiac ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... ), Trauma #Hs # ... #differential #
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Vascular Joint Pain - Differential ... Disruption • Trauma ... (Hemophilia or Trauma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... for the causes ... staph aureus) T = trauma ... Diagnosis #CAVITY #Mnemonic ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... #diagnosis #causes ... #pulmonary #airway
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... Used acutely in management ... exsanguinating pelvic trauma ... Plasters #Frames #Orthopedics ... #management #hardware
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... after long bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... H/O antecedent trauma ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... - Differential ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... Injury Lung: • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
is the defining feature ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... Goodpasture's cause ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... #diagnosis #management