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Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
injury • ED Management ... #Carpal #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #neurology
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
ulna, pain with wrist ... fractures • ED Management ... #Carpal #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
box, pain with wrist ... #TerryThomas #Wrist ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Scaphoid Fractures
The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. Remember, if a fracture is suspected
Scaphoid #Fracture #Wrist ... #Carpal #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
swollen forearm and wrist ... pronation and at wrist ... Radial #Distal #Radiology ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Examination for ECU Tendinitis 

ECU tenosynovitis is the second most common type of tenosynovitis around the
Examination for ECU ... Tendinitis ECU ... tenosynovitis around the wrist ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports
Cardiac Event Monitoring Devices - Compared
Ambulatory ECG (Hotter):
 • Advantages: Continuous recording, records asx events, all
Compared Ambulatory ECG ... events, all (most) ECG ... Disadvantages: Short ... Devices #Comparison #cardiology ... #management #holter
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
elbow flexion, wrist ... extension and wrist ... #Test #Reflex #neurology ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #IRR #Radial
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Approach to ECGs ... 500 DANGER - Short ... QT <300-360 ms: ... #Approach #ECG ... electrocardiogram #cardiology