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Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... radiograph, may lean ... - **MSK rads ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
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Radiculopathy: Signs ... pain Lasegue's sign ... : • Straight leg ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
onto lateral hip Signs ... • Shortened leg ... down affected leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk ... pathophysiology #signs
Talar Gout on POCUS

Got the gouch! Talus shown with erosion, overhanging edge, and hyperemia at eroded
Talar Gout on POCUS ... Tap + MSU crystals ... Lee Day @UltrasoundRheum ... #Talar #Talus #Gout ... #POCUS #MSK #Clinical
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Arthritis • Gout ... sarcoma • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... lower #extremity #msk
Achilles Tendon Rupture - Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • The Achilles tendon is 15cm long in
more common in men ... pre-determined etiology Signs ... TendonRupture #diagnosis #signs ... pathophysiology #msk
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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be made, rule out ... Negative Straight Leg ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... loss of normal leg ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
adjuncts and bag-valve ... mask if needed) ... continuous vital sign
How to measure Pulsus Paradoxus
 - Step 1: Take a normal manual blood pressure to determine
; I often will let ... naturally deflate out ... pulsus paradoxus value ... Typically a value