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Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
Radiology Imaging ... Tibial tuberosity pain ... DOES NOT OSD in all ... • MRI is more sensitive ... #diagnosis #msk
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... #Evaluation #diagnosis ... #Algorithm #cardiology
Lead AVR on ECG
1. Acute myocardial infarction: ST elevation > 1.5 mm in aVR, indicative of
Acute myocardial ... indicative of left main ... More sensitive and ... #leadAVR #ecg #electrocardiogram ... #diagnosis #ekg
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... - Diagnostic Framework ... This may be a more ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
women • DDx: Acute ... -4 can have no pain ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology #STEMI
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
More Specific Signs ... Signs: weight gain ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... Pharmacology: • ACE
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... of the leads l, aVL ... deviation) • Acute ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #electrocardiogram
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
mucinous signal on MRI ... present with chronic pain ... - Can cause ... #clinical #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... There is a bit more ... #diagnosis #management ... l#foamed #algorithm
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... There is a bit more ... “one size fits all ... #diagnosis #algorithm