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Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Joint Causes of Leg ... Ewing sarcoma • Legg-Calve-Perthes ... #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Femoral Head Fracture: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Posterior hip dislocation -> Impaction force from femoral
Externally Rotated Leg ... • Shortened leg ... Internally Rotated Leg ... down affected leg ... FemoralHead #Fractures #msk
Lower Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Obturator
 • Femoral
 • Common Peroneal
 • Tibial
 • Superior
#Pathologies #differential ... Neuropathy #anatomy #leg ... #innervation #neurology
Radiculopathy: Signs and Symptoms
 • Back/Neck Pain
 • Decr Range of motion
 • Abnormal posturing
 •
Radiculopathy: Signs ... pain Lasegue's sign ... : • Straight leg ... Radiculopathy #MSK ... #diagnosis #signs
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
lumbar spine Signs ... paralysis) in both legs ... loss of normal leg ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs
Abnormal (Positive) Babinski Sign on Physical Exam

Dorsiflexion of the great toe with or without fanning of
Positive) Babinski Sign ... withdrawal of the leg ... Positive #Babinski #Sign ... reflex #pyramidal #neurology
Clinical Features and Vascular Territories of Stroke
Anterior circulation—anterior cerebral artery (ACA) - Contralateral leg weakness
Anterior circulation—middle
Contralateral leg ... Contralateral face, arm > leg ... without cortical signs ... CVA #Diagnosis #Neurology
Causes of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Insufficient Sleep
 • Poor Sleep Hygiene
 • Insomnia
Daytime Sleepiness - Differential ... Apnea • Restless Legs ... Disorders • Neurologic ... Parkinson's, MS) ... Fatigue #Sleepiness #Differential
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
adductus, Bow leg ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... #Orthopedics #differential
Incomplete spinal cord syndromes (ISCS)
 • Central - Small Lesion - Suspended sensory deficit, classic cape
positive Romberg sign ... small band of LMN ... (mixed UMN and LMN ... multiradicular pain, leg ... syndromes #diagnosis #neurology