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Gowers' Sign and Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy

#Gowers #Calf #Muscle
Gowers' Sign and ... Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #Calf #Muscle # ... #PhysicalExam #pediatrics
Gowers' Sign and Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy on Physical Exam

Fibrofatty tissue deposition in muscle dystrophy 

#Gowers #Calf
Gowers' Sign and ... Calf Muscle Pseudohypertrophy ... dystrophy #Gowers ... #Calf #Muscle # ... #PhysicalExam #pediatrics
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs ... Orthopnea (28%) - Calf ... Tachypnea (54%) - Calf ... distension (14%) #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Exam findings in Lower ... - Asymmetric calf ... LR 1.4 - Any calf ... - NS - Homans sign ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... 1) Clinical diagnosis ... 3) Perform the diagnostic ... (parkinsonian signs ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Facial Bone X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
1. Look for tripod fracture
 • Find the zygoma and fan out
be a secondary sign ... 'black eyebrow sign ... Assess the lower ... half • Now outline ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... organism (soap bubble sign ... present in only half ... prophylaxis with a lower ... drained at time of diagnosis