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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... sclerosis Pathophysiology ... cellular function Clinical ... Upper extremity, lower ... Exam: clinical evidence
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... more constant as ... involving the lower ... AnkylosingSpondylitis #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Pathogenesis and Clinical ... spinal stenosis, lumbar ... must be absent: lower ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... pain at thoracic/lumbar ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... tissue damage - CXR
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
overinflation of the lower ... segment to creep all ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
Dermatomyositis (DM) and Polymyositis (PM): Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Elevated Antinuclear Antibodies: Anti-Jo-1, Anti-OJ, Anti-Mi2, Anti-SRP, Anti-EJ,
Pathogenesis and clinical ... in the upper & lower ... Polymyositis #PM #Diagnosis ... #Pathophysiology ... #Signs #Symptoms
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
lobe and possibly also ... atelectasis of the lower ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Luftsichel #Sign
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... mediators such as ... e.g. incidental CXR ... #Management #Signs
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... With multiple lower