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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Wrist drop - Occurs ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... Sciatica • Tarsal tunnel ... Herpes zoster - HIV ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
paralysis of all extremity ... • Weakness: Starts ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Presentation: Fever ... Albuminuria, nephrotic syndrome ... ulcerated • MSK ... Syphilis #stages #diagnosis ... #management #Treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... elevates the stress level ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Management