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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Complications are ... onto outstretched hand ... dorsum of the hand ... ulna, pain with wrist ... #Carpal #Radiology
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
There are two patterns ... Type B = Deeply and ... inverted (75% of cases ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Wellens
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
the back of the arm ... wrist and elbow ... When clinically ... ECU are lost (which ... diagnosis #neurology #orthopedics
WPW EKG after cardioversion of SVT

Here is the post-conversion ECG

The patient is now in Sinus Rhythm,
post-conversion ECG ... There are tall R ... waves in V2 + V3, and ... #ECG #Electrocardiogram ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG

A 66-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents after an episode of severe
Wellens' Syndrome on ECG ... with hypertension and ... His vitals are T ... 143/85, RR 18, and ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Scaphoid fracture - Proximal Pole - Wrist XRay
Proximal pole scaphoid fractures have poor healing potential
If an
Proximal Pole - Wrist ... next stop is the hand ... Proximal #WristXRay #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Clinical
Atrial Fibrillation and WPW - Pre-Excitation AFib
In pre-excitation + a-fib with RVR:
 • All AV nodal
blocking meds are ... at bedside • Cardiology ... PreExcitation #clinical ... #ecg #ekg #electrocardiogram ... #cardiology
Wellen’s waves are biphasic with a tight positive, then negative deflection and evolve to become symmetrically
Wellen’s waves are ... negative deflection and ... Here’s classic Wellen ... TWaves #biphasic #ECG ... #Clinical #Cardiology
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
Hamate Fracture on Wrist ... if plain films are ... prompt outpatient orthopedics ... Fracture #WristXRay #Radiology ... #MSK #Orthopedics
Class I Antiarrhythmics and their Key Pharmacologic Properties

Class IA = Quinidine, Procainamide, Disopyramide ("Quarter PounDer")
Class IB
and their Key Pharmacologic ... channels that are ... in wide QRS on EKG ... #Pharmacology # ... Agents #Cardiology