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Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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the most common orthopedic ... • Most common orthopedic ... Management: Hematoma block ... Colles #Distal #Radiology ... #MSK
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
using hematoma block ... or ulnar nerve block ... Thumb #Metacarpal #Radiology ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
EKG Interpretation Cheat Sheet
1) Rate 
 - Regular - Count-Off 
 - Irregular - Count number
Interval: • 1° Block ... >200ms • 2° Block ... loss of P • 2° Block ... • 3° Complete Block ... Electrocardiogram #cardiology
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
Management: Digital block ... Discharge with orthopedic ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics ... #MSK
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
) - HiPR: AV block ... 500 DANGER - Short ... QT <300-360 ms: ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
TISSUE APPEARANCES ON 
MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND 

Bone:
 
Bone is represented as a very bright structure and appears
of hypoechoic spots ... in a transverse/short ... the anechoic or black ... MUSCULOSKELETAL #MSK ... Atlas #Clinical #Radiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... to effectively block ... primary disturbance Cardiology ... similar where Cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... determine if stress test ... Stable patients ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology
This infographic provides a mnemonic tool called “WOBBLER” for assessing an ECG (electrocardiogram) in cases of
conduction delays or blocks ... first-degree AV block ... : Bifascicular Block ... A bifascicular block ... #cardiology #differential