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Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
dissociaton; • ... Young females Differential ... Diagnosis: • CN ... dissociation • ... #Adies #Pupil #PhysicalExam
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... #diagnosis #msk ... #physicalexam
Tenosynovitis of the peroneal tendons due to hypertrophic peroneal tubercle
Imaging Findings:
 • Large volume ofT2-hyperintense fluid
of the peroneal tendons ... Differential diagnosis ... subluxation/dislocation ... or tear ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Patella (e.g., Tendon ... Rupture, Dislocation
Transient Patellar Dislocation - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Hyperintense marrow edema of the anterolateral femoral condyle
Transient Patellar Dislocation ... description: • Lateral dislocation ... Differential diagnosis ... Tear: Can be seen ... Transient #Patellar #Dislocation
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
per 100,000 per year ... depressed deep tendon ... albuminocytologic dissociation ... and sensitive tests ... for diagnosis of
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam