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Flexor Tenosynovitis (FTS)

The clinical diagnosis of FTS is made using Kanavel’s Signs:
 - Fusiform swelling.
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using Kanavel’s Signs ... slight flexion at rest ... Tenosynovitis #Kanavels #Criteria ... #Sign #Hand #MSK
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Signs: 1. ... Diagnostic Criteria ... positive T. whipplei test ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #criteria
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... lyme • Altered mental ... • Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and ... signs (e.g., fever
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
algorithm. ... clinical symptoms/signs ... metabolic syndrome criteria ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
have no clinical criteria ... purposes of this algorithm ... lab signs (CRP, ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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: Pathogenesis and ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... the following criteria ... positive tourniquet test ... the following signs ... CNS (impaired mental
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
MNCD): Diagnosis and ... ... laboratory tests ... (parkinsonian signs ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... Workup #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
sequestrum, cloaca, and ... blade of grass sign ... Lesions #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #MSK ... #pediatrics
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
segment at (or 40-60 ms ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... • Sgarbossa criterion ... EKG #diagnosis #differential