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The Hot and Altered Patient in the ED - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Heat Stroke
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The Hot and Altered ... Sympathomimetic Toxidrome • ETOH ... #Hot #fever #Altered
Hypertension and Altered Mental Status (AMS) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hypertension:
 • Hypertensive emergency
 • Hypertensive encephalopathy
Hypertension and Altered ... Drug (-): • ETOH ... encephalopathy #altered
Alcohol Use Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Tolerance (reduced sensitivity to effects of EtOH)
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to effects of EtOH ... exacerbated by EtOH ... recovering from EtOH ... desire to use EtOH ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #Signs
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Cardiovascular and vital sign ... Life-Threatening): Akathisia, Altered ... Symptoms #spectrum #signs
Peripheral Signs of Aortic Regurgitation

Corrigan sign	Prominent carotid and supraclavicular pulsations
Alfred de Musset sign	Head nodding with heart
Peripheral Signs ... supraclavicular pulsations Alfred ... de Musset sign ... beat Landolfi sign ... pulsation Becker sign
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
Factors - smoking, etoh ... pathophysiology #signs
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
supraspinatus tendinitis Signs ... Cuff #Syndrome #orthopedics
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
diabetes Key signs ... (days/weeks), altered
Stress Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Abnormal biomechanics, Repetitive impact activities
=> Repetitive subthreshold mechanical loading
=> Bone strain
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StressFractures #msk #orthopedics ... pathophysiology #symptoms #signs
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder Exam

Positive sulcus sign in a shoulder with multidirectional instability.

Downward force applied at
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder ... Positive sulcus sign ... iamDrHamilton #Sulcus #Sign ... clinical #video #msk #orthopedics