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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
with the distal radius ... injury • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... box, pain with wrist ... injuries: distal radius ... #TerryThomas #Wrist ... #Sports #MSK
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
ulna, pain with wrist ... dislocation, distal radius ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics ... #Sports #MSK
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... : • Attacks: Gradual ... with vascular causes ... positional episodes caused ... #differential #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Caused by: Tropheryma ... Oculomasticatory/oculo-facial-skeletal ... #algorithm #management
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
The probable cause ... senior on-call / dial ... CardiacArrest #Checklist ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... • Weakness: Starts ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... Barre #Syndrome #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Intraoperative  Bradycardia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Bradycardia in theatre should not be treated as
Guidelines for Crises ... Consider known drug causes ... , raised intra-cranial ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Intraoperative Patient Fire - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Evidence of fire (smoke, heat, odour, flash, flame)
Guidelines for Crises ... fire alarm • Dial ... Guidelines for crises ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
have led to an algorithmic ... as the critical diagnostic ... witnessed many cases ... #Management #Trauma ... BigTrauma #BeforeCT #Checklist