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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
The triquetrum ... fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... fractures • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... Osteomyelitis / ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
Paget's Disease of Bone ... by an ↑ rate of bone ... and formation of bone ... • Caused by ( ... #diagnosis #management
Syphilitic gummas in Tertiary syphilis
Tertiary syphilitic gummas may mimic basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are
treated, in most cases ... vessels, liver, bones ... syphilis #clinical #photo
Neuropathic Ulcer: Severe diabetes induced neuropathy has resulted in Charcot foot deformity.
This ultimately lead to large
swelling as well as boney ... destruction caused ... by underlying osteomyelitis ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Neuropathic #Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis of the Finger Secondary to Embedded Ring: Note that broken
end of ring penetrates the skin
Osteomyelitis of ... the level of the bone ... , resulting in osteomyelitis ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... Radiology #HandXRay #Osteomyelitis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework Bone ... /Joint Causes of ... • Trauma • Osteomyelitis ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... Edema Arterial Causes
Priapism 

Secondary Causes:
Medications- intracavernosal injections, anticoagulants, PDE5 inhibitors, alpha blockers, methylphenidate, cocaine
Any hyperviscosity syndrome (SCD, leukemia,
Secondary Causes ... Some other random ones ... Priapism #Diagnosis #Management
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
3: Necrosis of bone ... of the temporal bone ... -> Osteomyelitis ... hearing loss, nausea ... inner cortical bone
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
• Most common cause ... media • Important cause ... septic arthritis, osteomyelitis ... microbiology #diagnosis #management