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Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
performed, the large bone ... subluxating the large bone ... wrist extensors (ECU ... Instability #Wrist #msk ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Effusions: - Hematologic ... - Aneurysmal bone ... Osteochondroma Hematologic ... differential #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
admitted to the ICU ... half A-profile at one ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... Lung #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
admitted to the ICU ... half A-profile at one ... BLUE #protocol #Algorithm ... Lung #Pulmonary #Ultrasound
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Abdominal ultrasound ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #dermatology ... #physicalexam
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... check at least one ... Better call hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework Bone ... , Vit B12, B6, Cu ... lower #extremity #msk ... #physicalexam
Gout Tophus on POCUS

Linear transducer about 1cm away from bone/joint, typical of small joint in a
1cm away from bone ... clinical #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #rheumatology
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Carpi Ulnaris (ECU ... Synergy Test for ECU ... middle finger with one ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
causes #diagnosis #dermatology ... Geller AC, Heneghan MK ... PLoS One. 2011;6 ... Dong K, Goyarts EC