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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 ... follow-up within 1
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Common Carpal Bone ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... • Capitate - 1- ... 2% • Hamate - 1- ... drdevrad #Carpal #Bone
Ossification of Carpal Bones

It’s always tricky to remember the age of ossification of the carpal bones
First, the 1-2-3 ... at the carpal bones ... approximately 1 ... -6-7 years for Triquetral ... Ossification #Carpal #Bones
Initial treatment of renal bone disease and cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism
Phosphate binders reduce hyperphosphataemia and hyperparathyroidism.
Initial treatment ... of renal bone disease ... the first-line treatments ... which reduces bone ... #Pharmacology #Pathophysiology
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Ossification of Carpal Bones ... Capitate - 1 Month ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... accurate, but the 1- ... of the carpal bones
IDSA - Doses of Drugs for Treatment of Adults and Children with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Step 1 Levofloxacin,
IDSA - Doses of ... Drugs for Treatment ... Tuberculosis Step 1 ... MDRTB #management #Treatment ... pharmacology #dosing #idsa
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
Paget's Disease of Bone ... Associated with 1° ... more (polystotic) bones ... pelvis, and long bones ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Asymptomatic Bacteriuria - IDSA Indications for Treatment
Healthy non-pregnant women - NO
Healthy pregnant women - YES
Functionally impaired
Bacteriuria - IDSA ... Indications for Treatment ... transplant - NO if > 1 ... If < 1 month) Patients ... #Bacteriuria #IDSA
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
and Management - IDSA ... Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... Eye exam within one ... #Candidemia #IDSA ... #candidiasis #treatment
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
*For
IDSA Surgical Wound ... management and treatment ... patients with type 1 ... Infection #Algorithm #IDSA