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Cholecystitis Diagnostic Test Characteristics  

Sensitivity, Specificity and Likelihood Ratios of Labs, Physical Exam findings, and
Cholecystitis Diagnostic ... Cholecystitis #Diagnosis ... Characteristics #Table ... LikelihoodRatio #Accuracy ... #PhysicalExam
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
• Transverse myelitis ... pain • Extra-CNS ... positive NMO only): Myositis ... Systemic lupus erythematosus ... Manifestations #diagnosis
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Differential Diagnosis ... (hypertension, lower ... and CNS • Headache ... • Transverse Myelitis ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Exam findings in Lower ... - Tenderness - NS ... SatyaPatelMD #Lower ... Likelihood #Ratios #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Rapid. highly accurate ... renal stones - Accurate ... obstruction - Able ... in pregnancy (lower ... access to the lower
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
equina syndrome (CES ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Transverse myelitis ... Inspection - lower ... #differential #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Compartment syndrome • Myositis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... ischemia • Skin: Erythematous ... the upper and lower ... Palpable purpura (lower ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Systemic lupus erythematosus ... the RF test but lower ... level to exclude myositis ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
presenting with erythematous ... classically on the lower ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis