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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... Discharge with orthopedic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
disruption (may be bony ... extensor tendon distal ... Discharge with orthpedic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
between all carpal bones ... between all carpal bones ... associated injuries: distal ... follow-up with orthopedics ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
posterior) and bone ... olecranon fracture, distal ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics
This is a Buckle fracture. Elevation in straight hyperechoic cortex of long bone. Distal smooth edged
cortex of long bone ... Distal smooth edged ... Always check comparison ... Examination + POCUS ... Fracture #Clinical #POCUS
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... NASH, Chronic viral ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
decreased muscle tone ... Infections: - Viral ... Mycoplasma, Influenza, EBV ... differential #algorithm
A Comparison of Headache Treatment in the Emergency Department: Prochlorperazine Versus Ketamine
Zitek T, Gates M, Pitotti
A Comparison of ... A Comparison of ... pubmed/29033296 One-Liner ... Visual Abstract ... dhcisewski #EBM
A prospective randomized, double-dummy trial comparing IV push low dose ketamine to short infusion of low
-7/fulltext One-Liner ... Visual Abstract ... Infusion #Ketamine #Comparison ... Management #Pain #EBM
Intravenous versus oral paracetamol for acute pain in adults in the emergency department setting: a prospective,
One-Liner: IV paracetamol ... Visual Abstract ... #Oral #Versus #Comparison ... VisualAbstract #EBM