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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
predispose to other orthopedic ... sites: hip, shoulder ... • Differentiate ... SickleCell #Disease #differential ... #hematology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... #Effusions #causes ... #differential #
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
Aortitis - Differential ... Aortitis: • Most common ... Paracoccidioides • Viruses: HIV ... swinndong #Aortitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... otalgia Most Common ... otalgia Most Common ... (subdural hematoma ... vision or black spots
Bone Deformity / Limp - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infection
 • Septic Arthritis
 • Cortical Hypertrophy
 •
Deformity / Limp - Differential ... Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease Knee ... Deformity #Limp #MSK #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Orthopedics ... #Causes
Piriformis Test

The Piriformis test evaluates for pain from sciatic nerve irritation caused by the piriformis muscle.
With
nerve irritation caused ... patient prone, the knees ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Subtrochanteric Femur Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Subtrochanteric region spans 5 cm distally from the
Pathogenesis and clinical ... traumas is most common ... fractures in elderly Causes ... Fractures #msk #orthopedics ... #diagnosis #differential
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... 1.5%) : tumors, hematoma ... hydrocephalus, HIV ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential
Etiologies of Folate Deficiency
 • Decreased dietary intake - uncommon in this era
 • Increased requirements
dietary intake - uncommon ... folate that can cause ... mobilize folate stores ... deficiency #FolicAcid #differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Patellar dislocation 
Patella dislocation refers to when the kneecap is completely displaced out of its normal
The most common ... patella is primarily caused ... dislocation #Kneecap #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Sports ... #Orthopedics #Knee