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Chronic Shoulder Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
4 tests for the AC joint:
1. Direct palpation
2. Cross-arm shoulder
Chronic Shoulder Pain ... Diagnosis Algorithm 4 tests ... Direct palpation 2. ... after cross-arm test ... Chronic #Shoulder #Pain
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Classic triad (flank pain ... Colicky flank pain ... initial test: abdominal ... patients with bone pain ... express Laboratory tests
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
POCUS Stewardship ... Indication → Pre-test ... Step 2: Pre-test ... Develop a pre-test ... assign a final post-test
SSRI Initiation
How long before increasing dose?
 • 4 wks. Initial response in 2-4 wks, max response
SSRI Initiation ... Initial response in 2- ... Paroxetine: Weight gain ... BrighamChiefs #SSRI #Initiation
Ruptured Ovarian Cyst on Pelvic Ultrasound

22 year old female w/ acute onset RLQ pain & TTP
acute onset RLQ pain ... her abdomen, LMP 2 ... Urine pregnancy test ... gynecology #obgyn #POCUS
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... the “Chewing gum test ... a month after initiating ... ’t worry about initiating
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
Abdominal Pain - ... Abdominal pain ... localization of pain ... (Table 2). ... GrepMed Recommended Text
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
, Muscle/joint pain ... A STIM test can ... time of the day. 2. ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... cortisol and ACTH 2.
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
antibody (ANA) test ... ; if positive, test ... frozen serum (2) ... Screening Tests ... , and low back pain
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Low Back Pain (Lumbago ... : Aching pain in ... improves with rest ... Unrelieved by Rest ... Accounts for —2%