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Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
if plain films are ... and fractures with ... associated signs ... neurovascular injury ... WristXRay #Radiology #MSK
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Salter Harris Fractures ... - Pediatric Fractures ... Crush (Rammed) injury ... Salter #Harris #Fractures ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
with upper limb fractures ... Ulnar Nerve OK Sign ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm ... #Injury #Innervation
Salter Harris Fractures

Pediatric physeal fractures have traditionally been described by the five-part Salter-Harris classification system.

Type I
Pediatric physeal ... fractures have ... radiographs and the diagnosis ... intra-articular and the diagnosis ... there is a crush injury
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... symptoms or echo features ... Features of Non-Bacterial ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... #table
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Avulsion or shearing injury ... onto lateral hip Signs ... #FemoralHead #Fractures ... #msk #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs
Typical features of meningitis vs. Encephalitis 

Meningitis is inflammation of the subarachnoid space, the fluid bathing
Typical features ... common causes are ... #Encephalitis #Comparison ... #Features #Table ... #Diagnosis
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Electrophoresis - Comparison ... Table In this ... The main types are ... Electrophoresis, Other Features ... Electrophoresis #Diagnosis
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
Radial head fractures ... in adults and are ... anterior sail sign ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Inflammatory Myopathies
Dermatomyositis
 • Onset: Subacute
 • Pattern: Proximal
 • CK: Up to 50X ULN
 • Autoantibodies:
• Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... • Associated Features ... #table