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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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Distal Radius Fracture ... • Chauffer = radial ... DRUJ disruption, radial ... , median nerve injury ... #Radial #Colles
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... Strictly Horizontal (Cranial ... Tumor • Trauma Cranial ... Aneurysm • Trauma Cranial
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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Causes of Hemiplegia ... - Differential ... Sub-Cortical (Corona radiata ... Consciousness • Cranial ... Nerve Palsies
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... and missing the radial ... posterior interosseous nerve ... • If stable ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
epicondyle > radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... dislocation + radial ... • ED Management ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
, triquetrum), radial ... styloid fracture ... , median nerve injury ... • ED Management ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... syndrome • ED Management ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... /Panic • Herpes ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
Hypoglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Fasting Hypoglycemia:
 • Excess Insulin
 • Medications (e.g. Insulin Secretagogues, ß-Adrenergic Antagonists,
Hypoglycemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Alcohol Post-Prandial ... Idiopathic Other Causes ... Malnutrition/Anorexia Nervosa
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Lesions of Cranial ... Nerves VII, IX,