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Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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Flexor Tenosynovitis ... The clinical diagnosis ... using Kanavel’s Signs ... : - Fusiform swelling ... #Hand #MSK #Diagnosis
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
any etiology • Trigger ... hormone • Symptoms/signs ... repletion, Avoid triggers ... Periodic #Paralysis #diagnosis
Flexor Tenosynovitis on POCUS

Index finger including flexor tendon being viewed.  Note small fluid around the
Flexor Tenosynovitis ... supporting flexor tenosynovitis ... reveal Kanavel’s signs ... held in flexion, fusiform ... EUSmkh #Flexor #Tenosynovitis
Kanavel's Criteria for Flexor Tenosynovitis 
 - Tenderness along the course of the flexor tendon
Criteria for Flexor Tenosynovitis ... flexor tendon - Fusiform ... Criteria #Flexor #Tenosynovitis ... #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Triage EKG (no prior ... Differential/diagnosis ... RV, McConnell's sign ... cardiology #McConnells #sign
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
environmental triggers ... yrs old; F>M Signs ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis

50-year-old man, kidney transplant, with post-transplant diabetes. Inpatient for pneumonia. It evolves with delirium,
Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis ... physical examination, fusiform ... of the hand : fusiform ... confirmed the diagnosis ... #Flexor #Tenosynovitis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... artery tenderness, triggered ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
isolation NOT DIAGNOSTIC ... for secondary signs ... Differential diagnosis ... Neuroma: Enhancing fusiform ... clinical #Radiology #diagnosis
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Environmental triggers ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms