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Contracted gallbladder and gallstones -> Wall (gb wall) Echo (stone) Shadow (from stone) complex aka WES
gallstones -> Wall ... (gb wall) Echo ... aka WES sign. ... #Complex #Sign ... #pocus #clinical
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
• Mechanism: fall ... can't make A-OK sign ... No, if simple; Yes ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Wall Echo Shadow Complex (WES) on Gallbladder Ultrasound

Medical student: “I couldn’t find the gallbladder. I looked
Wall Echo Shadow ... Complex (WES) on ... #Complex #Sign ... Cholelithiasis #Clinical ... #POCUS
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Pott's Disease in ... extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... may range from a few ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Radiology Imaging ... overhanging edges and well ... mass and NO prior signs ... diffuse chondral disease ... #Radiology #diagnosis
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Pathogenesis and clinical ... epidemiology of this disease ... history of the disease ... antibodies) -> Complete ... Agammaglobulinemia #XLinked #pathophysiology
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... mellitus, thyroid disease ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... stages #staging #msk
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
specific questions to ask ... stairs, brisk 4 mph walk ... exam Determine Cardiac ... Change in clinical ... postoperative cardiac
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
MANIFESTATIONS: • The cardinal ... • Onset: few days ... walking to nearly complete ... paralysis of all ... the underlying pathophysiology
Complex Aortic Atheroma on Suprasternal Notch View 
Never forget the suprasternal view during standard TTE examination.

Would
Complex Aortic Atheroma ... Yes, plus statin ... in all cases. ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus