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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... bone fracture • Complications ... "pooping duck sign ... , pain with wrist ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Clinical Effects of Large and Small Pituitary Tumours
Local complications - Headache, Visual field defect, Disconnection hyperprolactinaemia,
Large and Small Pituitary ... Tumours Local complications ... #Tumors #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Endocrinology
Feedback Loop: Growth Hormone (GH)
Growth Hormone:
 • Liver -> GHR activates JAK-STAT pathway -> Incr IGF1
activates lipolysis Signs ... /Symptoms: • GH ... expansion (e.g. carpal ... #pathophysiology ... #pituitary
Pituitary Mass Effects - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Pituitary turnors are almost always a benign
Pituitary Mass Effects ... Signs / Symptoms ... / Complications ... #SideEffects #endocrinology ... mnemonic #GLFTAP #pathophysiology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Growth Hormone Excess - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Acromegaly and gigantism share the same pathophysiology
overgrowth: • Carpal ... Overproduction #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #endocrinology ... #pathophysiology
Cholesteatoma (of middle ear): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Congenital trapping of keratinizing epithelium in middle
/ Symptoms / Complications ... external auditory canal ... Cholesteatoma #MiddleEar #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs ... #diagnosis #complications
Paget’s Disease: Complications
Abnormal Osteoclasts cause excessive bone turnover -> Incr bone resorption, Incr (abnormal) bone formation

MSK
Paget’s Disease: Complications ... the vertebral canal ... PagetsDisease #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications