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ORTHOPEDICS MECHANISM Can be quite varied (axial load, crush injury, or rotational stress); may occur with relatively minor trau ...

ORTHOPEDICS COMPLICATIONS Frequent nonunion or malunion Pseudo-Jones Fracture More common than the Jones fracture DIAGNOSIS Avul ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ Direct or contiguous spread from nearby soft tissue infection ■ S. aureus,Enterobacterspecies, and Pseudomonas ■ P ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ CT, MRI, and radionuclide bone scan are more sensitive than X-ray for early detection. TREATMENT ■ Early antibioti ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ Epidural abscess ■ Aortic aneurysm ■ Kidney stone/infection ■ Cancer ■ Fracture ■ Spinal stenosis DIAGNOSIS ■ Hist ...

ORTHOPEDICS TREATMENT ■ Emergent spine consultation COMPLICATIONS ■ Permanent loss of bladder/bowel function ■ Leg weakness JOIN ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ Fever, most commonly with septic arthritis ■ Characterized by number of joints (mono, poly, oligo), symmetry, migr ...

ORTHOPEDICS DIAGNOSIS ■ Joint aspiration is the key! ■ Send joint fluid for cell count, crystals, Gram stain, and culture. ■ Con ...

ORTHOPEDICS DIFFERENTIAL Septic hip, psoas abscess, sciatic, herniated disc, pyelonephritis, ankylosing spondylitis DIAGNOSIS ■ ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ Monitor platelets, PT/PTT for early DIC. ■ Measure compartment pressures if compartment syndrome is suspected. TRE ...

ORTHOPEDICS Carpal Tunnel Syndrome A compressive neuropathy of the median nerve at the level of the carpal tunnel in the volar a ...

ORTHOPEDICS Plantar Fasciitis Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of plantar heel pain that occurs where the plantar fascia aris ...

ORTHOPEDICS ■ Culture if MRSA prevalent in the area. ■ Antibiotics to cover MRSA and Eikenella corrodensif patient is immuno- su ...

ORTHOPEDICS COMPLICATIONS Osteomyelitis, bacteremia Flexor Tenosynovitis The flexor tendons of the fingers are covered by a doub ...

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CHAPTER 5 Pediatrics Aaron E. Chen, MD and Hardin A. Pantle, MD Common Pediatric Problems 239 COLIC 239 NEONATALJAUNDICE 240 DIA ...

Immunology 278 JUVENILERHEUMATOIDARTHRITIS 278 HENOCH-SCHONLEINPURPURA 279 KAWASAKISYNDROME 281 RHEUMATICFEVER 282 Infectious Di ...

PEDIATRICS COMMON PEDIATRIC PROBLEMS Colic Infants with colic have persistent crying without a clear cause. To meet tradi- tiona ...

PEDIATRICS TREATMENT Once the diagnosis is made, treatment involves reassuring the parents that colic is normal and will resolve ...

PEDIATRICS ■ Immune-mediated (Rh or ABO incompatibility) ■ Congenital RBC abnormalities (spherocytosis, G6PD, thalassemia) ■ Inb ...