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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Complications are ... distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
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stabilizes forearm and ulnar ... pollicis longus and extensor ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #rheumatology # ... wrist
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Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... (ECU) Synergy Test ... along the dorsal ulnar ... aspect of the wrist ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... malignancy Pathophysiology ... Differential Diagnosis ... glucose suppression test ... Endocrinology #Treatment #Pathophysiology
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... Carpi Ulnaris ( ... ), is the must ulnar ... ECU Subluxation diagnosed ... physicalexam #video #Orthopedics
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The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
D-dimer
Plasma D-dimer is a product of clot breakdown, released upon degradation of polymerized, crosslinked fibrin. Elevated
increase with age ... false positive tests ... Ddimer #dimer #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential ... #diagnosis #age
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... the legs and the extensors ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... management #neurology #differential