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Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Mallet Finger Absence ... joint needs to be clinically ... PIP joint • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture ... prophylactic antibiotic treatment ... flexed 70-900 • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
extensor tendon), mallet ... splint • Ortho ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Diagnosis #Management #Hand ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
60s-70s (male predominance ... Clinical Picture ... life-threatening Differential ... stimulation - Single fiber ... immunologic assay - MuSK
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Advanced age • Male ... ankles, knees, fingers ... , wrist, elbow ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... of allopurinol; boxed
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
extends from the elbow ... little, or pinky, finger ... What is the Treatment ... #subluxation #clinical ... Orthopedics #Wrist #msk
Tourniquet Application
1. If in a dangerous situation or difficult situation, place TQs high and tight (military
Do NOT get male ... application for lo longer ... the aggressive treatment ... approach in traumatic bleeding ... proximal to open fractures
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
various tissues, leading ... adults, male > ... populations) CLINICAL ... Birbeck granules (EM ... TREATMENT OPTIONS