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Peripheral Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Lower Extremity Edema

Edema occurs when any of the following
Peripheral Edema - Differential ... common iliac artery anteriorly ... Peripheral #Edema #differential ... #Bilateral #Lower ... #Extremity #PhysicalExam
Setting Sun Eyes in Hydrocephalus

In this sign the eyes appear driven downward bilaterally. The inferior border
driven downward bilaterally ... The inferior border ... pupil is below the lower ... hydrocephalus #physicalexam
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Compression/injury of Lateral ... are typically unilateral ... must be absent: lower ... ligament (near anterior ... pathophysiology #differential
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Sciatica: often bilateral ... L5/S1 with an inferior ... constipation Differential ... or unilateral lower ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Mechanical Complications in Acute Myocardial Infarction
Acute LV/RV Dysfunction:
 • Regional wall motion, systolic and diastolic function,
• Typically anterior ... anteroapical (anterior ... Color Doppler with lower ... or lateral MI) ... acuteMI #cardiology #differential
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses (PPD) - Capillaritis

Group of chronic, benign, cutaneous eruptions characterized by the presence of
commonly occur on the lower ... extremities; bilateral ... Kapetanakis: • Usually bilateral ... Dermatoses #Dermatosis #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
progressive skin lesion lower ... worse w/topical steroids ... heaped up borders); differential ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash #dermatology
Asteroid Hyalosis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Asteroid Hyalosis is a calcium-lipid complex that is suspended by
time, this is a unilateral ... usually have a lower ... necessarily an anterior ... ophthalmology #SlitLamp ... #physicalexam
Asteroid Hyalosis on Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Asteroid Hyalosis is a calcium-lipid complex that is suspended by
time, this is a unilateral ... usually have a lower ... necessarily an anterior ... ophthalmology #physicalexam ... #SlitLamp
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Weakness - Lower ... tracts in the anterior ... involved - Bilateral ... (more commonly bilateral ... syndromes #lesions #differential