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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... • ED Management ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... nerve in the radial ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... in the median nerve
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anterior interosseous nerve ... dislocation + radial ... fracture • ED Management ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
ulnar shaft with radial ... Exam: swollen elbow ... posterior interosseous nerve ... ), compartment syndrome ... Ulnar #Radiology #XRay
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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fracture, median nerve ... injury, acute carpal ... tunnel syndrome ... Distal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
, triquetrum), radial ... fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED Management ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Neuronitis • Herpes ... • Semicircular canal ... dehiscence syndrome ... • Cogan's syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #algorithm
Ear Pain / Otalgia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Referred Otaliga:
 • Via Vagus or Glossopharyngeal Nerves
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Glossopharyngeal Nerves ... External Auditory Canal ... Zoster (Ramsay Hunt Syndrome ... if Facial Nerve