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What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
– compartment syndrome ... Management: - ... Overlying wounds or signs ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis ... #Management #Referral
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
pediatric ortho treatment ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis ... #Management
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
febrile vasculitic syndrome ... Early diagnosis ... Kawasaki #Disease #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... annually in US Features ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Autoimmune Myositis
Necrotizing myopathy is associated with higher CK levels, greater level of muscle weakness, less systemic
heliotrope rash, Shaw sign ... , holster sign, ... anti-synthetase syndrome ... after 2 years of treatment ... #rheumatology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... ), compartment syndrome ... • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... anterior sail sign ... • ED Management ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Management ... Initial checklist ... Check other vital signs ... compression) Initial treatment
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
heliotrope, shawl sign ... : Diagnosis of exclusion ... over years, often diagnosed ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #rheumatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
WBC >100k, + lab signs ... organ damage • Treatment ... worrisome EKG features ... #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology