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PV Card: Knee Injuries | Quick Reference Guide - Orthopedic injuries are commonly managed in the
to remind the clinician ... ankle and hindfoot fractures ... specifically patella fractures ... Mary Haas #Diagnosis ... Injuries #Patella #Fracture
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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Algorithm - ... Claudication) - Cold ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... Vessel (dislocation/fracture ... #Causes
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
, coma, spinal cord ... arrival MSK - Fractures ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency ... #Algorithm
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Affected ... Bowel • Pelvic Fracture ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... #Algorithm #Causes
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... joint needs to be clinically ... Finger deformity caused ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... • Intrinsic Causes ... Vertebral burst fracture ... #differential #diagnosis
Radial Fracture Due to Parathyroid Carcinoma- ...A plain radiograph of the left arm showed a diaphyseal
Radial Fracture ... diaphyseal radial fracture ... of the fracture ... of the radial fracture ... #clinical #radiology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
after long bone fractures ... fibula) and hip fractures ... stabilization of long bone fractures ... • Diagnosis: ... loss of spinal cord
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... compression by fractured ... Causes: 1. ... differential #algorithm
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Clinical ... a mass as the cause ... Orbital Floor Fracture ... #Algorithm #Causes