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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
the second most commonly ... • Second most common ... distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Nerve Injuries - Common ... Presentations • Wrist ... • Claw Hand - Ulnar ... #Diagnosis #MSK ... #Orthopedics
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
especially in the wrists ... everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... the very common
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
NPSLE rare, Malar rash ... Discontinuation of causal ... Manifestations: Malar rash ... comparison #table #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic Algorithm. Pathophysiology: 1) Represent the passage of erythrocytes from the intravascular to extravascular
Petechiae/Purpura - Diagnostic ... Pathophysiology: ... may be affected (commonly ... #Dermatology #Rash ... Palpable #Algorithm #Differential
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
stiffness, most commonly ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
predispose to other orthopedic ... • Most common ... dz difficult to see ... #diagnosis #causes ... #hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... pain • Swan neck/Ulnar ... Kidney disease common ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Types of Melanoma
Superficial Spreading
 • Most common form
 • Often develops in previously benign mole
 •
all melanomas Acral ... eye you cannot see ... Melanoma #Types #differential ... #diagnosis #classification ... #dermatology
Arthritis of the Hand - Arthritis Patterns

Osteoarthritis:
• Osteoarthritis of the hand usually involves the DIP and
and PIP joints commonly ... subluxation causing ulnar ... deviation • SLE ... patterns #hand #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #