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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... The triquetrum ... fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... #Triquetrum #Fracture
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
 •
Common Carpal Bone ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... drdevrad #Carpal #Bone
Tone - Popliteal Angle on Physical Exam
The popliteal angle is an assessment of the tone of
Tone - Popliteal ... assessment of the tone ... It is done one leg ... PoplitealAngle #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
they get the job done ... at the carpal bones ... capitate is the first bone ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... Ossification #Carpal #Bones
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity Tone ... better define the tone ... and any tone abnormalities ... LowerExtremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Narrowing • Bony ... the articular bone ... Peri-articular osteopenia (bones ... Radiology #Clinical #Pathophysiology
Nucleated red blood cells, aka normoblasts or erythroblasts, were released prematurely from the bone marrow in
prematurely from the bone ... marrow in these newborns ... In the fetus/newborn
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Effect in Calcium and Phosphorus
Calcium - Net Effect Hypercalcemia:
   ↑ intestinal
absorption ↑ bone ... Hypophosphatemia: ↑ bone ... Calcium #Phosphorus #pathophysiology
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
mechanical loading => Bone ... strain => Bone ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Cushing's Reflex - Pathophysiology
HYPERTENSION with a reflex BRADYCARDIA
 → ↑ ICP 
 → ↓ CBF
 →
Cushing's Reflex - Pathophysiology ... → ↑ Vasomotor tone ... Cushings #Reflex #Pathophysiology