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Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
Caused by ( ... • Associated ... more (polystotic) bones ... pelvis, and long bones ... #diagnosis #management
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
inflammatory disorder of bone ... inflammation of the bones ... • Bone and joint ... Rule out other causes ... Rheumatology #diagnosis #management
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Chronic diarrhea / IBD ... Pancreatitis - Hungry bones ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Classification #Causes
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Short Stature - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... Celiac, IBD) • ... endocrinology #causes
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
The larger ones ... are ill-defined ... consolidations, but one ... masses. ... dealing with the differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
fluctuations PRES-Associated ... Transplantation including bone ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
flexor muscle and ill-development ... Used acutely in management ... treatment of fractured bones ... • ROBERT JONES ... #Orthopedics #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... abscessus • Line associated ... ) - Bone Marrow ... NTM #Infections #differential
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
Most cases are related ... 450,000/microL • Bone ... Demonstration of an ET-associated ... • Treatment algorithms ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... hyperinflammatory syndrome caused ... - Associated ... ., IFN-γ, TNF, IL ... Hemophagocytosis in bone