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Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... - Check other vital ... Inform surgeon (ask ... loss / venous compression
Piriformis Test (FAIR Test - Flexion, Adduction, and Internal Rotation)

Flex the hip to 90 degrees, then
Rotation) Flex the hip ... compress the sciatic nerve ... Pain in the sciatic ... lumbar #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... compression • ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... #differential # ... lower #extremity #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Femoral Cutaneous Nerve ... purely sensory nerve ... Raise Test - Pain ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
evaluates for pain ... from sciatic nerve ... to 90 degrees and ... Piriformis #Test #Hip ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... visceral organ or nerve ... e.g., congenital hip ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #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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of nerve roots ... Severe low back pain ... constipation Differential ... cord infarct • HIV ... Equina #syndrome #differential
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
or without back pain ... ) • Check Vitamin ... • Brain MRI: Check ... optic nerve lesions ... management #neurology #differential
Reduction of Patellar Dislocation 
Most patellar dislocations are lateral, and they often reduce on their own.
or recline with hips ... knee⁣⁣ • usually pain ... consider a femoral nerve ... Dislocation #Procedure #MSK ... Knee #Clinical #Video
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Vasculitis Differential ... hip • Muscle strength ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... • HTN • Check