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Acute peroneal compartment syndrome on POCUS
After a minor ankle twist POCUS - muscle tear & hematoma.
peroneal compartment syndrome ... - muscle tear & ... hematoma. ... #POCUS #clinical ... #msk #ultrasound
REBEL Review 99: Serotonin Syndrome via Yosuf Alam, MSIV

Presentation: Altered mentd status, Seizures, Myoclonus, Hypertension, Hyperthermia
99: Serotonin Syndrome ... Hyperthermia (most common cause ... Hyperreflexia, Muscle ... Diagnosis: Clinical ... confirmatory lab tests
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
in diminished muscle ... Respiratory muscles ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK
Myositis on POCUS
Which of the following is the best choice for management for this patient?
Resolution: steroids
Myositis on POCUS ... following is the best ... choice for management ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #Muscle
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
/ hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... asthma - accessory muscle ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... lung disease Caused ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... 10 minutes of rest ... hepatopulmonary #syndrome
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... fairly symmetric muscle ... and sensitive tests ... #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... (hypothalamic hamartoma ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... glucose suppression test ... or refractory cases
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... salivary ducts Clinical ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management