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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Triquetral Fracture ... #Triquetrum #Fracture ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Digoxin is a cardiac glycoside from the foxglove leaf
Mechanism
 - Inhibits Na-K
Digoxin effect on Electrocardiogram ... (EKG) Digoxin ... fibrillation and atrial ... biphasic T waves - Short ... #EKG #Cardiology
Scaphoid Fractures
The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. Remember, if a fracture is suspected
not seen on x-ray ... as a result of arterial ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

WPW is a congenital abnormality characterized by an abnormal accessory conduction pathway between the atria
pathway between the atria ... a delta wave, short ... QRS interval on EKG ... WolffParkinsonWhite #WPW #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Electrocardiogram
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
, complex = fracture ... injury • Terrible triad ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
EKG Interpretation ... (e.g. ectopic atrial ... de pointes • Short ... #Electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
: WPW, ectopic atrial ... 500 DANGER - Short ... #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #interpretation
TiMi and GRACE Risk scores for mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). 

Abbreviations: ACS, acute coronary
and GRACE Risk scores ... coronary syndrome; Cr ... , creatinine; ECG ... , electrocardiogram ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
where a chest x-ray ... Due to their short ... (CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest