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Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... Mnemonic Salter ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... #SALTR #Mnemonic ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic ... injury sites, Open Fracture ... #MSK #Orthopedics ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
Anti-MDA5, anti-Mi ... : Diagnosis of exclusion ... initially worsens after ... Inflammatory #Myopathies #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... long bone fractures ... • Diagnosis: ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
In more severe cases ... and easy way to differentiate ... These injuries are caused ... fibula breaks after ... #Diagnosis #Orthopedics
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... life-threatening causes ... pain, such as MI ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
dysfunction SPINE Mnemonic ... - Emergency Causes ... Diagnosis: • ... Imaging studies: • MRI ... #diagnosis #causes
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Hyperreflexia develops later ... Alterations: - Sensory features ... • Infectious causes ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
and Management ... 4m • Atypical Features ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... CNS inflammatory cause ... worsening S/Sx after
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
and Management ... coarsening facial features ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Pituitary MRI ... or refractory cases