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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Fractures • Finger ... muscles of hand (finger ... adduction) OK Sign ... - AIN (Anterior ... flexion of index finger
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
Hoffmann's sign ... relaxed and the fingers ... The middle finger ... point of causing pain ... than the middle finger
Hyperparathyroidism - Primary vs Secondary vs Tertiary 
Lab Comparison:
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism: ↑→PTH, ↑Calcium, ↑Vitamin D,
Symptoms: Commonly no signs ... urination, Abdominal pain ... weakness, Bone/joint pain ... Alteration in hunger
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
diabetes Key signs ... diffuse abdominal pain ... respirations HHS: Longer
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
: - Catch-all term ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... sulfa-drug - Skin pain
Skin Mottling - Skin mottling, a common clinical sign in patients in shock, is a violaceous
common clinical sign ... in the ears and fingers ... B) #Clinical #Derm ... Hypoperfusion #Shock #NEJM
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
#clinical #photo ... #NEJM #tinea #capitis ... #ringworm #derm
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... V2 • Wellens sign ... accompanied by chest pain ... • Wellens sign ... accompanied by chest pain
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
poly-articular joint pain ... arthralgia (joint pain ... ulnar drift of fingers ... Extra-articular signs ... pathophysiology #signs
Achenbach’s Syndrome - A previously healthy 66-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset pain and bruising in her
with sudden-onset pain ... her right middle finger ... skin color of the fingers ... DigitalBleeding #NEJM