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Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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onset • LFCN is a ... made, rule out: focal ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
A way to think of ... - Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... - usually at a ... lymphadenopathy more diffuse ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Classification #pathophysiology
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
the nodules are diffuse ... , it is likely a ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... MultipleNodules #Nodules #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
paresthesias • Imaging: diffuse ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... • Usually is a ... Children with pulmonary ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... bilateral and diffuse ... administration of a ... also occur with a ... edema #causes #differential
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
immobility (i.e. after a ... healing (i.e. local ... Shoulder pain: Diffuse ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... B-cell activity → local ... granulomas in a ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Diffuse Systemic ... Renal Failure - Mask ... Facies (i.e. a ... #Scleroderma #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
over a five to ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... virus, HIV, Hep A/ ... management #neurology #differential