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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... test • + Tinel sign ... • + Froment's sign ... + Wartenbergs sign ... #signs #symptoms
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings ... mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs ... Aphasia, word-finding ... #diagnosis #signs
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome ... Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Signs/Symptoms ... fractures • Short ... pathophysiology #peds #pediatrics
Physical Exam findings in Lower Extremity DVT - Likelihood Ratios
 - Asymmetric calf swelling, ≥2 cm
Physical Exam findings ... in Lower Extremity ... - NS - Homans sign ... Likelihood #Ratios #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Kussmaul's Sign ... and Friedreich's Sign ... eponymous JVP findings ... Most likely diagnosis ... #Kussmauls #Sign
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Examination: • UMN signs ... Clonus, Babinski’s sign ... • Lhermitte’s sign ... pupillary defect SIGNS ... Signs and symptoms
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical findings ... Anterior Cord Syndrome ... Mixed upper and lower ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
Lung Findings on ... Exam Crackles: • Short ... bodies Rhonchi: • Lower ... #Pulmonary #PhysicalExam ... #diagnosis #signs
What is a Boxer’s fracture?? Fracture of the 4th or 5th metacarpal neck
 - Common in
Symptoms/exam findings ... – compartment syndrome ... Overlying wounds or signs ... #Boxers #Fracture ... Hand #Metacarpal #Diagnosis