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Femoral Nerve Block under POCUS

Here's a femoral nerve block that was done on a 2-year-old with
see the needle coming ... He stopped crying ... Peds #Pediatrics #Clinical ... #Pain #Transverse
Pseudobulbar Affect
Characteristics (These episodes usually cause distress and impairment in occupational or social functioning):
 - Extreme
episodes usually cause ... of laughter and crying ... Sclerosis (ALS) (*main ... cause), Alzheimer's
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Medical Comorbidities Malignancies (most commonly hairy-cell leukemia)
Immunogenetic Predisposition: patient is
Polyarteritis Nodosa (PAN ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Viral replication causes ... Orchitis: Testicular pain ... Non-specific abdo pain
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup Clinical ... regurgitation - Pain ... depending on the cause ... #Differential #Causes
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... . nausea and vomiting ... associated with nausea ... incisional hernias: clinical ... #Rare #Causes
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... Anterior neck pain ... Toxicosis • Iodine ... Thionamide - Iodine ... hyperthyroidism #causes
CRIES is a 10-point scale, using a physiologic basis similar to APGAR: Crying; Requires increased oxygen
similar to APGAR: Crying ... distress and breath-holding ... in the ED, the clinician ... assessing neonatal pain
Thyroid Goiter on Physical Exam

Mother and daughter both presenting with thyroid goiters caused by iodine deficiency.
thyroid goiters caused ... by iodine deficiency ... #PhysicalExam #iodine ... endocrinology #clinical
Kernig's Sign in Meningitis

Resistance or pain elicited by passive extension of the knees, thought to be
Resistance or pain ... thought to be caused ... Sign #Meningitis #clinical
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical findings
 • Stimulation of joint nociceptors in subchondral bone -> Pain with loading
Osteoarthritis (OA): Clinical ... subchondral bone -> Pain ... with loading / ... nociceptors -> Pain