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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... fractures • ED Management ... Discharge with orthopedic ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Polycythemia vera, Essential thrombocythemia, Primary myelofibrosis Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Polycythemia vera → Blood JAK2 mutation screening
Polycythemia vera → Blood ... thrombocythemia → Blood ... myelofibrosis → Bone ... cytogenetics #hematology
Suggested algorithm for follow-up of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
Mayo Clinic Risk Stratification Model. CBC,
CBC, complete blood ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #multiplemyeloma
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 ... predispose to other orthopedic ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... diagnosis #causes #hematology
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
, joint, and skin ... • Pustular skin ... SAPHO #Syndrome #Rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
VEXAS (Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, Autoinflammatory, Somatic) Syndrome
Clinical Syndrome:
 • Common Clinical Features: alveolitis, ear and
nose chondritis, skin ... vasculitis • Hematologic ... criteria for 1) hematologic ... including peripheral blood ... Autoinflammatory #Somatic #rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
purple, hemorrhagic skin ... Drug induced - Bone ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology # ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Reticulocyte Production Index = (Retic %) x (Hct / 45) / Maturation Factor
The maturation factor is
the peripheral blood ... including chronic blood ... Hypogonadism • Bone ... > 3: • Acute blood ... Production #Index #hematology
Warm Antibody Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 
1) DIAGNOSE AIHA
 • Anemia: macrocytic > normocytic, ↑ reticulocytes
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type ± C3d • Blood ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Diagnosis and Management ... • Bone marrow ... acute leukemia Management ... MDS #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #hematology