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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
to distal ulna, pain ... wrist flexion and extension ... ED Management: Pain ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... terminal extensor tendon ... ED Management: Pain ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
injury sites, Open Fracture ... See pathologic fractures ... Mnemonic #MSK #Orthopedics ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Causes
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chronic Joint Pain ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... e.g„ Myofascial Pain ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embolism (e.g. fractured ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... anatomic snuff box, pain ... with wrist extension ... ED Management: Pain ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... of Abdominal Pain ... pneumonia - Torsion ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... pulposus, Compression fracture ... • Vascular - abdominal ... #Diagnosis #causes
Tinnitus - Subjective (heard only by patient) - 90% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unilateral On Audiogram -
patient) - 90% - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Audiogram - Perform MRI ... Whiplash • Skull Fracture ... #Causes
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
dorsal wrist, pain ... with wrist extension ... ED Management: Pain ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management