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Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
Achilles Tendon ... Thompson calf squeeze test ... ) - Pain over ... TendonRupture #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #msk
Stenosing Flexor Tenosynovitis or Trigger Finger.
The middle finger is blocked in flexion and the effort /
Stenosing Flexor ... and the effort / pain ... #tendon #tenosynovitis ... #msk #clinical ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Adjacent bursa • Tendon ... present both at rest ... -60 minutes or longer ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Which of the following diagnoses does this clip best support?
Resolution: flexor tenosynovitis (majority
Tenosynovitis on POCUS ... the following diagnoses ... does this clip best ... around the flexor tendon ... #MSK #clinical
Trigger Finger - Stenosing flexor tendon tenosynovitis

There is a change in the slip between the tendon
Stenosing flexor ... may have only pain ... The diagnosis is ... #msk #clinical ... #orthopedics #rheumatology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
nose, ears, or fingers ... : High fevers, chills ... , flank pain, hemoglobinemia ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold #
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
ankles, knees, fingers ... swelling, significant pain ... extensor elbows, Achilles ... tendon, fingers ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... episcleritis as well as inner ... diminished, or tender ... retinopathy Lab Tests ... #rheumatology #