Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 β€’ Scaphoid - 50-80%
 β€’ Triquetral - 5-20%
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Common Carpal Bone ... drdevrad #Carpal #Bone ... frequency #radiology #msk ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 β€’ Smooth pleural line
 β€’ AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... zone β€’ Diffuse ... zone β€’ Diffuse ... comparison #clinical #diagnosis ... #ultrasound
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Focused POCUS Lung and Cardiac Ultrasound Exams in COVID-19 Patients
1. Turn machine on / Enter patient
Focused POCUS Lung ... and Cardiac Ultrasound ... views of right lung ... zone (FIGURE 2) ... POCUS #LungExam #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 ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... done. ... shred sign Rt Zone ... NOT definitively diagnose ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
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Wrist Anatomy - Anatomy of the Carpal Bones
There are several mnemonics that people use to remember
of the Carpal Bones ... names of these bones ... I learned β€œSo Long ... Some popular ones ... clinical #radiology #msk
One-page resource for Lung POCUS in COVID19:
- likely (unproven) sensitive due to peripheral distribution of lesions
One-page resource ... for Lung POCUS ... ChrisAllison_VT #Lung ... coronavirus #pulmonary #ultrasound ... #diagnosis
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
performed, the large bone ... subluxating the large bone ... Instability #Wrist #msk ... #orthopedics #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
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Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
One hip is maximally ... #Contracture #PhysicalExam ... video #sports #msk ... #orthopedics
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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 β€’ Mechanism: ischemic pain
 β€’ Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... bones ... predispose to other orthopedic ... #differential #diagnosis