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Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
ligament/joint capsule ... consistent with a capsule ... Case description ... HAGL) can be a cause ... defective joint capsule
Bunnel-Littler PIP Joint Test on Physical Exam
For intrinsic vs joint capsule cause of restriction or tightness
intrinsic vs joint capsule ... cause of restriction ... tightness or joint capsule ... likely due joint capsule
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... radiata, Internal Capsule ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Intra-Articular
 - Bone
     • Stress
Chondromalacia - Joint Capsule ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
a stroke that caused ... glenohumeral joint capsule ... the joint space &capsule
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... 10% Crab, few cases ... consumption First case ... polysaccharide capsule
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
shift • Saline Causes ... Renal edema and capsular ... • Saline May Cause
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
cortex, internal capsule ... neurotransmitter cause ... & LMN lesions cause ... This lesion causes ... type of lesion causes
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
the most common causes ... surrounded by a fibrous capsule ... The most common cause ... This is a rare cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Dysarthria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lower Motor Neuron - Slow, Low Volume, Breathy Speech, Tongue
Causes of Dysarthria ... Lacunar Internal Capsule ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes