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Appendicitis with Appendicolith on POCUS
4 yo M with abdominal pain and fever and diffuse abdominal tenderness.
Appendicitis with Appendicolith ... What are the abnormal ... fat stranding + appendicolith ... #Appendicitis #Appendicolith ... abdominal #ultrasound #appendix
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Proximal Weakness, Normal ... hydroxychloroquine therapy), Normal ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Complications #pathophysiology
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
=>
clinical findings Abnormal ... StressFractures #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
of motion • Abnormal ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... signs #symptoms #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Areflexia (loss of normal ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
from any source; oral ... Constipation - MSK ... Syndrome #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
can have extra nodal ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... with 1 g/day of oral ... weeks #Scurvy #Pathophysiology ... #AscorbicAcid #Pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
10-33% develop MS ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... swollen, while in MS ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Predictive of MS