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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... III and class IV symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #CHF #Congestive
Bone Lesion on X-Ray - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Exostotic
 • Osteochondroma
Asymptomatic &/or Non-Active Bone Scam
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Constitutional Symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... predispose to other orthopedic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Orthopedic Platings, Nails and Screws
Bohler’s Stirrup: U shaped device to hold a Steinmann pin and applying
Orthopedic Platings ... , Nails and Screws ... skull traction in case ... Malleolar Screws ... #Orthopedics #management
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
between all carpal bones ... Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... between all carpal bones ... 1 week MH/CCF ... #Management #Orthopedics
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Media • Temporal Bone ... #Algorithm #Causes
Jones Fracture
 - More distal than your base 5MT fractures (and will also look a bit
Jones Fracture ... Intermetatarsal extension (cf ... learnedjon #Jones ... Metatarsal #Foot #Orthopedics ... #Clinical #Diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... Discharge with orthopedic ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... Cystic Fibrosis, CHF ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes
Low O2 saturation that does not respond to supplemental O2
- Key diagnostic feature (sat < 85%
supplemental O2 - Key diagnostic ... pulse oximeter causes ... FiO2 Severity of symptoms ... CHF, pneumonia, ... COPD, anemia) #Diagnosis