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Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Iatrogenic- Hx of prior surgery ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Redness over the thigh. POCUS shows this.
Klebsiella Thigh Abscess ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... POCUS shows this ... #Pyomyositis #POCUS ... #MSK #Clinical
Hamate Fracture on Wrist X-Ray

- point tenderness over the hamate should raise suspicion for a fracture,
prompt outpatient orthopedics ... ultimately require surgery ... WristXRay #Radiology #MSK ... #Orthopedics
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
Intraoperative Thompson ... Thompson #Test #Intraoperative ... #physicalexam #surgery ... #msk #sports #clinical ... tendon #ankle #orthopedics
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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blood vessels • Abscess ... Vascular #JointPain #MSK ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics
Mains Electricity Failure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexpected total power failure is rare and unpredictable.
equipment (Box C). ❽ Assess ... supply, duration of surgery ... Consider stopping surgery ... Consider continuing surgery ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Intraoperative
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
dislocation; remember, assess ... DC with orthopedic ... Diagnosis #Management #Orthopedics ... #Proximal #MSK
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
• Infection (abscess ... immediate MRI and surgery ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Intraoperative Posterior Drawer Test - PCL Insufficiency 

Posterior drawer laxity due to PCL insufficiency.

Clayton Nuelle, MD
Intraoperative Posterior ... #Drawer #Test #Intraoperative ... #physicalexam #orthopedics ... #msk #PCL