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Femoral Nerve Block under POCUS

Here's a femoral nerve block that was done on a 2-year-old with
under POCUS ... was done on a 2-year-old ... coming in laterally and ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Clinical #Pain
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint Pain ... e.g., meniscal tears ... slipped capital femoral ... #MSK #rheumatology ... approach #workup #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... ) - Differential ... Inflammatory process Temporal ... the tragus to differentiate ... and ear canal
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Rheumatica • Pain ... associated with temporal ... Diffuse muscle pain ... Myopathies #myopathy #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #rheumatology
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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injury of Lateral Femoral ... absent: lower back pain ... Raise Test - Pain ... inguinal ligament (near ... pathophysiology #differential
Femoral DVT on POCUS

41 years old patient with left leg pain and swelling. Femoral view made
Femoral DVT on POCUS ... with left leg pain ... and swelling. ... Femoral view made ... by a fist year
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Involves large and ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication: pain ... chews, not just pain ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
Inflammatory joint pain ... fingers, or pain ... the face (many differential ... including in children (pediatric ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Femoral Artery pseudoaneurysm on POCUS

Young patient, groin pain 2 months after embolization for GI bleed
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Femoral Artery pseudoaneurysm ... on POCUS Young ... patient, groin pain ... pulsatile abscesses near ... pseudoaneurysm #POCUS
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
aneurysm, sudden and ... vision, red eye - temporal ... dissection: unilateral pain ... dental infection: ear ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential