27 results
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Diagnosis - Based ... Signs and symptoms ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... #diagnosis #management
Shawl sign poikiloderma in Dermatomyositis

Poikiloderma in general is a common finding in older individuals with chronic
Shawl sign poikiloderma ... and symptoms helps ... differentiate it ... #Dermatology #Clinical ... #Photo #Neck
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
context of other symptoms ... likely it will be clinically ... , Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #differential
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
, splenectomy, etc ... illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that ... define the clinical ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
combination of the clinical ... cellular function Clinical ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... conditions listed in differential
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Disease (HADD) - MSK ... Differential diagnosis ... Progressive systemic sclerosis ... #mri #clinical ... #msk
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Toxicity - Summary Clinical ... polymyositis, dermatomyositis ... LEMS), systemic sclerosis ... IU/I • SAMS clinical ... (SAMS-CI) • EMG
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... circumscribed sclerotic ... mass and NO prior signs ... - **MSK rads ... Differential diagnosis
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Freiberg Infraction - MSK ... Imaging Findings: • Sclerosis ... for secondary signs ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk