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Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
involucrum • Paget ... lytic-blastic phase • Paget ... blade of grass sign ... #Tumors #Diagnosis ... #Bony #Differential
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
involucrum • Paget ... lytic-blastic phase • Paget ... blade of grass sign ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
Symptoms: Commonly no signs ... easily/weakness, Bone ... Hyperparathyroidism #diagnosis ... #endocrinology ... Secondary #Tertiary #pathophysiology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Media • Temporal Bone ... symptoms/signs, ... #Differential #
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Adenoma
 • Hyperplasia
 • MEN 1 and 2A
Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cytokine-Mediated Bone ... Thyrotoxicosis • Paget's ... #Endocrinology
Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
D) Increased bone ... Hyperthyroidism • Paget's ... disease of bone ... Hypercalcemia #Causes #endocrinology ... #diagnosis #differential
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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cases Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... of bacilli to bone ... : - MRI is modality
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis ... MRI, iADL scale, ... atrophy Lewy body ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Can involve any body ... MRI: Brain, cervical ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology