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Mechanisms of Lower Extremity Edema: #Diagnosis #Pathophys #EM #IM #Edema #Lower #LowerExtremity #Causes #Starling #Oncotic #Hydrostatic
Mechanisms of Lower ... Pathophys #EM #IM ... LowerExtremity #Causes ... Hydrostatic #Pressure #Differential ... Mechanism #Algorithm #Ddxof
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Hepatitis • Hematoma ... #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #lower ... #extremity #msk
Approach to Low Back Pain - Differential Algorithm
- Non-MSK
- Axial / Musculoskeletal
- Radicular
- Systemic Disease (Do
Low Back Pain - Differential ... Algorithm - Non-MSK ... Disease (Do Not Miss ... Christy Soran #Lower ... #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
Differential Diagnosis ... Ask about precipitating ... Diagnosis #EM #Neuro #IM ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Ddxof
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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rule out: focal mass ... must be absent: lower ... Negative Straight Leg ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
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Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Epiphysis (SCFE) • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... Tendon Rupture, Dislocation ... Deformity #Limp #MSK ... #Differential #
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... Herniated disc - Hematoma ... Weakness - Lower ... multiradicular pain - Leg ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
 Most common cause ... albumin-cytologic dissociation ... moves rapidly from lower ... Differential diagnosis ... level, MRI shows mass