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Nodular lymphangitis - Causes of Sporotrichoid Lesions
 • Sporothrix schenckii - Gardening, soil, splinters, animal bites/scratches
lymphangitis - Causes ... Gardening, soil, splinters ... Gardening, soil, splinters ... #lymphangitis #Causes
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... immobilize • Splint ... : Extension splint
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... the optic nerve caused ... swelling with splinter
Nail Disorders secondary to Systemic Diseases
Nail Fold Abnormality
 • SLE
 • Scleroderma
 • Dermatomyositis
Koilonychia - Spoon-shaped
Discoloration - Splinter ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... Edema Arterial Causes ... aneurysms Nerve Causes ... syndrome • Shin splints
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Mycotic aneurysm • Splinter ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause
PocketPEM - Splints #Peds #Ortho #EM #Splints #PocketCard #PocketPEM
PocketPEM - Splints ... Peds #Ortho #EM #Splints
Embolic manifestations of endocarditis - Splinter hemorrhages - nail bed hemorrhages not extending the length of
endocarditis - Splinter ... #Endocarditis #Splinter
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
fractures can be splinted ... ED with a volar splint
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis

General 
 - Malaise 
 - Clubbing 

Cardiac 
 - Murmurs
Osler's nodes - Splinter ... - Conjunctival splinter